WEEE Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Description
AATF	Approved Authorised Treatment Facility
AE	Approved Exporter
ATF	Authorised Treatment Facility
B2B	Business-to-Business sales of EEE (also called ‘non-household EEE’)
B2C	Business-to-Consumer sales of EEE (also called ‘household EEE’)
BATRRT	Best Available Treatment, Recovery and Recycling Techniques
DCF	Designated Collection Facility
DOC	Declaration of Compliance
DTS	Distributor Takeback Scheme
EEE	Electrical and Electronic Equipment
EN	Evidence Note
IPR	Individual Producer Responsibility
NHW	Non-Household WEEE
PCS	Producer Compliance Scheme
PIM	Producer Identification Mark
WEEE	Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WPH	WEEE from Private Households
WPRN	WEEE Producer Registration Number

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