Category: Environment

Over the past day or so the Local Government Association (LGA) has expressed serious doubts over the implementation of the forthcoming WEEE Directive. The directive forces manufacturers and retailers of electrical and electronic goods to become responsible for the safe disposal of the good at the…

The latest in robotic recycling technology goes to work in Hayward this week and will convert old, discarded energy-wasting refrigerators into reusable materials and even additional electricity.

The implementation of an environmental recycling charge (ERC) is supported by a number of industry associations, according to reports. The current argument regarding costs is based on the requirement, set out in the WEEE directive, that all producers and suppliers must take responsibility for rec…

Following the implementation of the RoHS (restriction of the use of certain hazardous substance in electrical and electronic equipment) directive effective from July 1 this year, the European Union will introduce another environment-protection directive””the EUP (Eco-Design Requirements for…

The Chinese government is to make producers, distributors and users of domestic appliances and electronic products responsible for the growing amount of high-tech junk. A policy issued by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) aims to curb pollution in the process of recycling m…

Plans to encourage the recycling of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) are doomed to failure without an enforceable recycling charge. The warning was given to Government by the UK’s major producers of refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and other large appliances.

This morning’s Daily Mail carries a front page story on the WEEE Directive where various manufacturers seem somewhat miffed that they are not allowed to charge a “tax” or “levy” at point of sale to show what consumers are paying for disposal of old products. The concern is that they will have…

In its June 2nd report, the High Level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment (HLG), established to “explore ways to unleash the growth potential of product industries by further integrating competitiveness, energy and environmental policies”, failed to recognise that markets need…

The country’s leading electrical goods makers have warned they could cease production in the UK if the Government refuses to impose an eco-tax on consumers to cover the cost of meeting new recycling laws. The companies include Electrolux, the largest private sector employer in the Prime Minister’…

COMPASS Peterborough Ltd ““ the organisation heavily involved in recycling the city’s old white goods ““ has been highly commended for its creativity, innovation and dedication.