or to be more precise the WEEE Regulations were laid before parliament on 12th December 2006 and become effective on 2nd January 2007. So the talking is over and now it gets serious. Producers/Importers/Distributors/Retailers/Re-sellers/Users of IT will all be impacted. If you are about to purchase some IT equipment for business use you need to understand who takes responsibility for disposal at end of life. It may seem a while away but it will be a future cost and it should be part of the commercial discussions from now on with all suppliers. Some large organisations have already taken a policy decision that they will assume end of life responsibility to avoid any confusion. The IT market research company Gartner have calculated that $50 should be allowed for in the total cost of owvership calculations to cover disposal costs so ignor it at your peril.
