Category: Environment

This report came out of nowhere and was completely unexpected but, apparently refurbished appliances are making a comeback. At least in Devon, for now. 

It looks like the EU are going to ditch the confusing and, in this website’s opinion frankly ridiculous energy label with their A+++ or whatever on them and go back to a good old A to G.

A Leeds based operator has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling fraud.

As if it wasn’t confusing enough, the EU looks set to introduce an even more baffling energy labelling system. Green MEPs are accusing the Swedish Presidency of “˜greenwashing’ the energy efficiency labelling scheme for domestic appliances. Following discussion between the EU Council, EU Co…

A survey conducted in May 2008 by Homeserve, a leading home emergency repair and insurance provider, has shown that there is a growing problem of electrical waste in the UK, with 43% of these electricals being appliances. This is an escalating ‘Green’ problem, but the good news is it can be easil…

Leading electrical products recycler, Wincanton, is to double its current WEEE recycling capabilities by investing over £5m in its second treatment facility, to open in the Midlands later this year. The new plant, developed and manufactured by German engineers, MeWa, will be capable of trea…

One innovative artist has found a novel way of recycling disused kitchen appliances and celebrating the Queen and Prince Phillip’s diamond wedding anniversary – by combining the two.

ERP UK is now the largest WEEE compliance scheme in the UK’s business-to-business sector, according to official figures just released by Britain’s Environment Agency. The scheme’s members now account for 15.2% of the UK’s total business-to-business WEEE. The European Union’s Waste Electronic and …

How many Ikea employees does it take to change a light bulb? Nearly 10,000, but the light bulbs will have to be low energy and supplied free of charge. As part of its strategy to improve its environmental credentials, the Swedish furnishing group plans to give each of its 9,600 British employees …

The New Scientist has reported that California has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Energy for failing to allow the state to make its domestic washing machines more water-efficient. In 2004, California approved rules imposing water efficiency standards for domestic washing machines th…