WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. The WEEE regulations aim to reduce the amount of the waste going to landfill, and increase recovery and recycle rates. There are certain requirements for WEEE relating to: separate collection, disposal and recycle standards for its treatment at authorised facilities collection, recycling and recovery targets.

Lamps that come under this directive are:
Flourescent tubes, compact flourescent energy savers, metal halides, mercury lamps, high pressure sodium lamps, low pressure sodium lamps and some studio and theatre lamps.
The effect of this is that each of these lamps will now incure a £0.15+ vat levy which will be shown on a separate invoice.

For further details visit www.berr.gov.uk.