Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or D3E)

Verified 24 October 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Do you want to get rid of your electrical and electronic equipment (we talk about WEEE or D3E)? This equipment is subject to a specific collection. We tell you the procedure to follow depending on whether you want to get rid of a small equipment (iron, toaster, lawnmower, hair dryer, mobile phone...) or large equipment (washing machine, refrigerator, stove, freezer, motorized treadmill...) and depending on whether you want to buy or not new equipment to replace the old one.

What applies to you ?

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FYI

The term “ electrical and electronic equipment equipment operating by electricity or waves.

A device is considered small if none of its dimensions exceeds 50 cm. If it measures more than 50 cm on at least one side, it is classified as a large piece of equipment.

You buy a device to replace the old one

When you buy a device, the distributor must take back the old equipment free of charge, whether the purchase is made in-store or remotely (on the internet).

The recovery of your old device can be done according to one of the following modes:

In store, if your purchase is made at the point of sale
To your home, if you get delivered to your home
At the place of delivery, if your order is delivered elsewhere (relay point for example) or according to a collection system set up by the distributor or by postal shipment when this is materially possible. In particular, the latter may propose a return voucher enabling the old equipment to be sent.

The method of return must be clearly indicated, easily accessible and brought to your attention before the conclusion of the sale.

You don't buy a device

The approach depends on the size of your device:

Apparatus with all external dimensions less than 25 cm

You should not throw away your device with your household waste.

It is also forbidden to throw your device on the public road under penalty of being penalized by a fine.

You can drop off your device at any distributor with a sales area of at least 400 m² (e.g. department stores, DIY stores or home appliances), even if you have not made your purchase from them. Indeed, the distributor has the obligation to take back your device free of charge and no obligation to purchase a new device.

Similarly, batteries and accumulators (batteries) must be taken back free of charge and without obligation to purchase in the stores that sell them.

You can also drop off your device in a collection point.

To identify sites near you that take over electrical or electronic equipment, you can use a search tool:

Find a collection point near you (waste disposal, store, ...) with the Ecosystem website

Greater than 25 cm

You should not throw away your device with your household waste.

It is also forbidden to throw your device on the public road under penalty of being penalized by a fine.

The collection can be ensured by the town hall. To check this, you need to contact your town hall:

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

If there is no collection provided by your town hall, the equipment must be removed in a collection point.

To identify sites near you that take over electrical or electronic equipment, you can use a search tool:

Find a collection point near you (waste disposal, store, ...) with the Ecosystem website

You buy a device to replace the old one

When you buy a device, the distributor must take back the old equipment free of charge, whether the purchase is made in-store or remotely (on the internet).

The recovery of your old device can be done according to one of the following modes:

In store, if your purchase is made at the point of sale
To your home, if you get delivered to your home
At the place of delivery, if your order is delivered elsewhere (relay point for example) or according to a collection system set up by the distributor or by postal shipment when this is materially possible. In particular, the latter may propose a return voucher enabling the old equipment to be sent.

The method of return must be clearly indicated, easily accessible and brought to your attention before the conclusion of the sale.

To identify sites near you that take over electrical or electronic equipment, you can use a search tool:

Find a collection point near you (waste disposal, store, ...) with the Ecosystem website

FYI

Photovoltaic panels are the subject of a specific collection.