How Does Goverment Legislation permit companies form dumping all electronic equipment?

All electronic equipment within the W.E.E.E Directive...How Does Goverment Legislation permit companies form dumping all electronic equipment?I work somewhere that develops consumer electronics, and all prototypes and old products that need clearing out must be put somewhere that the janitor knows about- we aren't allowed to put the stuff straigt in the bin.



I don't know what legislation makes us do this and how effective it is over other companies, but hope my perspective helps.