ANOTHER waste disposal fiasco has hit the UK – this time caused by the imminent arrival of the European Landfill Directive
This is due to come into force here on July 16, and it seems the Government has, yet again, been caught on the hop.
This directive aims to prevent hazardous waste, expected to include many electricals, entering normal landfill sites.
From ERT Weekly
A North London-based fridge and furniture recycling scheme has been given a grant of more than £230,000 from the National Lottery’s Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme.
Over half of global manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipment do not know how to comply with impending European Union recycling and environmental initiatives, a survey has claimed.
European countries aiming to meet the WEEE Directive should concentrate efforts on the treatment of electronic waste, rather than worrying about collections, writes Adam Hooker in Barcelona. That is the advice from Spanish recycling expert Jos© Ramin Carbajosa, who told Bureau of Internation…