Can I have a “WEEE Disposal Certificate” Please? By: Richard Tj We’re pretty confident that we know our way around current waste management regulations, acts and even some of the Broader EU Directives that form the larger framework … Continue reading
What Electronic/ Electrical waste is Hazarous? In Guiyu, China, 82% of kids tested were found to have clinical lead poisoning. Dioxins are 500 times safe levels, all thanks to electronic wastes. A 2011 BBC panorama investigation found that 100 … Continue reading
What the recast WEEE directive means for the UK? The WEEE directive was ratified into law by the European Union in 2003. Some three years later, the UK adopted the legislation after agreement in Parliament and signing into law … Continue reading
WEEE directive revised in 2012 The European Parliament has passed new legislation on recycling electrical and electronic goods (Jan 2012). New rules on the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment have been introduced by the European Parliament, … Continue reading
WEEE recycling target poised to hike up to 85% Given an annual 9% growth in sales of electronics globally, the recovery of WEEE is vital to the EU and a revision to regulations aimed to kick start a circular economy, … Continue reading