Breville Brita, Instructions For Use Manual

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The MAXTRA

®

 cartridge is 100% recyclable. Look out for BRITA

®

 recycling 

points in major retailers or visit www.brita.co.uk for more information.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK, growing by at least 5% 
each year. The UK public alone dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical 
and electronic waste every year; this would fill the new Wembley Stadium six 
times over.
Much of the UK’s electronic waste ends up in landfill sites. It has been 
estimated that landfill space in the UK will run out within the next 10 years if 
we do not increase the amount of waste we recycle.
WEEE that is not recycled can have negative impacts on soil, air and water 
quality which can lead to environmental damage and which can also lead to 
negative impacts on human and animal health.

Recycling household electrical equipment – regulations

With effect from July 2007, the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
(WEEE) Regulation require that all producers of electrical equipment are now 
obliged to pay for recycling of household electrical goods, where previously this 
bill was met by councils or items were not recycled at all. These regulations 
also require that all retailers both actively assist in delivering a UK wide WEEE 
collection infrastructure and encourage the participation of consumers in 
recycling electronic equipment.
So that you can get your waste electrical goods recycled, we have contributed 
towards a national fund to assist local councils to further develop their existing 
waste electronics collection facilities, which will in turn allow producers of this 
equipment to meet their obligations.

Recycling