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Repic finances the collection and recycling of over 1 million tonnes of WEEE(17/10/2011)
Repic, the not-for-profit company established by leading companies in the electrical and electronics industry to meet their producer obligations under the WEEE Directive - has announced that it is currently on track to finance the collection and recycling of over 1.1 million tonnes of WEEE by the end of the year and has already passed the 1 million tonne mark. Dr Philip Morton, CEO of Repic, comments: “Our local authority, waste company and r... [more]
Repic's website provides in-depth information about responsible recycling(25/07/2011)
Repic has launched a brand new interactive website, redesigned to provide industry professionals with all the information they need on responsible recycling. This latest move enhances the support services that the largest Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS) in the UK offers to collectors of WEEE, and brings together in one place details about all of the compliance solutions that Repic can offer, i... [more]
The destructive social impact of illegally exporting electronic waste(13/07/2010)
Since the WEEE directive was introduced to the UK in July 2007, there have been a number of significant developments and improvements to the system of recycling electronic waste. Despite these significant achievements, the documentary has shown that there is still more work to be done. The Environment Agency is working alongside producer compliance scheme (PCS) partners such as REPIC to cut out the core of illegal traders that are unlawfully expo... [more]
REPIC sets up a fund to support regional WEEE recycling schemes(19/03/2010)
A recent survey found that 72 per cent of industry experts thought that low public awareness of waste electrical goods recycling is one of the biggest challenges the sector faces. Additional research suggests the UK is also behind its European counterparts in terms of public understanding, so awareness campaigns such as these are important to encourage households to think more carefully about how they dispose of their WEEE. REPIC, the UK’s lar... [more]
European Parliament's recast of the WEEE directive clarifies producer responsibility(11/03/2010)
The European Parliament recently released its report on the recast of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive. In his report, the Rapporteur, Karl-Heinz Florenz, addresses a number of concerns raised by producers and other key stakeholders. Dr Philip Morton, chief executive of producer compliance scheme, Repic, says: "We are extremely pleased that the Rapporteur has taken into consideration input from stakeholder groups,... [more]
WEEE inappropriately shipped out of the country(24/04/2009)
Consumers discard their WEEE in good faith, in the belief that it will be treated in the correct manner and in accordance with the law. For the first time since its introduction to the UK two years ago, the WEEE Directive made front page of The Independent after a joint investigation between the national newspaper, Sky News and Greenpeace, uncovered a large amount of unusable e-waste was being exported to Lagos, Nigeria. The investigation stop... [more]
Councils must ensure that PCSs are complying to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling codes of practice(13/03/2009)
The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Environment Agencies recently released further clarification on the UK WEEE Regulations to ensure everyone is clear where their responsibilities lie. According to this update, Producer Compliance Schemes (PCSs) over or under collecting WEEE, compared to their allotted market share, will have to take significant steps to adjust their WEEE collections from Designated Collect... [more]
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