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Gentleman, (and Lady Repairers Too)
May I ask you, do you think the new WEEE Directive’s that have now come into force will make the likes of Hoover/Candy, Indesit Group et all sit up and take notice. What I am trying to say is, make their machines last longer (more than 2yrs) & possibly even reduce the cost of their consumables/parts to be able to better repair & service existing machines than have to scrap them over uneconomical repair? Or do you think it won’t make any difference whatsoever?
The reason I am asking is that if I have read the directive right, they are going to be hit hard financially if they have to take back and reprocess a large number of machines on a yearly basis.
Merely Curious?
WQRe: The WEEE Directive
Without a huge sprawling explanation…
WhirlpoolQueen wrote:May I ask you, do you think the new WEEE Directive’s that have now come into force will make the likes of Hoover/Candy, Indesit Group et all sit up and take notice.
Yes because it’s a cost, but to many it’s just a cost of doing business there’s nothing ethical about it despite some of the marketing.
But if you look at all the advertising from almost all the manufacturers and retailers it’s all about doing more (capacity), or getting more for less, going faster or using less energy. There’s little to back up the environmental claims in the way of data. Mostly though it appears to be getting all this for less money, I’m still trying to work out how that works. 😉
WhirlpoolQueen wrote:What I am trying to say is, make their machines last longer (more than 2yrs) & possibly even reduce the cost of their consumables/parts to be able to better repair & service existing machines than have to scrap them over uneconomical repair?
Nope, I doubt it will make a jot of difference.
WhirlpoolQueen wrote:Or do you think it won’t make any difference whatsoever?
It may raise prices a bit, other than that, no change as there is no responsibility by brand, only by tonnage.
So, as an example, while ISE have scrapped zero machines this year we still have to pay the fees for the tonnage sold in the year. Given that our machines are much heavier we pay more per machine that the poorer quality ones in percentage terms as it is based on weight only.
So in some ways, it could be argued, that the WEEE Directive actually has a detrimental effect on better build quality and the associated effects.
WhirlpoolQueen wrote:The reason I am asking is that if I have read the directive right, they are going to be hit hard financially if they have to take back and reprocess a large number of machines on a yearly basis.
No, only a percentage, not them all. IIRC only 5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} has to be recycled as in, not going to landfill.
And yes, we know, it’s a crazy system, but that’s now the law.
K.
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