Latest articles on waste electrical and electronic equipment 
WRAP highlights waste electrical and electronic equipment could generate £millions(03/01/2012)
Almost a quarter of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) thrown out each year by consumers could be reused, generating more than £220 million in the process, according to new research released today by WRAP. The study looked at the potential reuse value for items disposed of by consumers at household waste recycling centres and via local authority-run bulky waste collections. It concludes that there’s potential to create high resale value from repair, refurbishment and open market... [more]
Business owners must examine how they dispose of old electricals to avoid fines(17/11/2010)
Earlier this month nine individuals were charged with illegally exporting electrical goods for disposal overseas, following a two-year investigation by The Environment Agency. The UK’s biggest criminal probe into electrical waste exports means business owners must examine how they dispose of old electricals, as this recent clampdown suggests many more fines could follow. ShP Limited works with councils and businesses across the UK to help them comply with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equip... [more]
Recycling hair straighteners for cash(21/10/2010)
The first patented hair straighteners appeared in 1906 but the GHD model blew the nation away when it launched in 2001. Earlier this year, GHD, which stands for Good Hair Day was voted the UK’s number one fashion accessory of the decade. GHDs are also no longer just gadgets for the girls with weeebuy reporting 31 per cent of straightener recycling queries coming from metrosexual males. Recycling a mobile phone for cash is old news as the latest trend amongst British money savers is for recycl... [more]
Crackdown on businesses which fail to dispose of their electronic and electrical goods properly(04/06/2010)
WEEE, the European Community directive introduced in 2007, aims to reduce the amount of electrical and electronic equipment being produced and to encourage everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it. Failure to comply with the WEEE Directive can result in businesses facing a fine, a ban on products, or even imprisonment. Experts are predicting a crackdown on businesses which fail to dispose of their electronic and electrical goods properly. Businesses across the UK are being urged to comply wi... [more]
Large flows of electronic waste are outside the producer-funded WEEE system(04/03/2009)
According to research published by the combined Dutch WEEE recycling systems, current waste collection targets are being exceeded in most EU countries. However, although 80% of the electrical and electronic waste has been effectively collected and recycled, 61% out of this amount has been recycled outside of the producer-funded WEEE systems. EICTA, the industry body representing the information and communications technology and consumer electronics industries in the European Union, is concern... [more]
UK Minister for Energy announces the appointment of members of a new WEEE Advisory Body(12/12/2007)
Malcolm Wicks, the British Minister for Energy, has announced the appointment of the Chair, Peter Calliafas, and 12 members of a new WEEE Advisory Body (WAB), a public body established to provide advice to Government on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the UK WEEE Regulations. The WEEE Advisory Body has been established to provide independent advice on the development of the WEEE system following the implementation of the WEEE Directive in the UK and the intr... [more]
WEEE Regulations ensure more waste products are recycled(07/07/2007)
New WEEE Regulations on the electrical industry that came into effect on 1 July will result in more waste products being recycled and not consigned to the scrap heap. Last year 2 million tonnes of electrical waste was generated in the UK alone, enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium six times over. The introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations means that manufacturers, importers and retailers of domestic appliances, office equipment and other goods will ... [more]
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