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Running a WEEE recycling plant
Blog Comment It's definately not easy for running a WEEE recycling plant. I agreed with Richard A Johnson.
[September 5, 2008, 19:51]
Running a WEEE recycling plant
Blog Add to that the following and we can see why recycling WEEE is a tough nut to crack: Recycling of weee means reselling it as well as dismantling it. UK legisltation is extremely tough for recycling companies.
[September 7, 2008, 22:44]
Government delays IT recycling directive
News The Recycling Electrical Producers Industry Consortium (REPIC), whose members include Sony, Toshiba and LG Electronics claimed that pushing back WEEE compliance would allow for a fairer version of the law to be enacted in the UK.
[March 29, 2005, 16:25]
Recycling legislation finally enforced
News Under WEEE, manufacturers and retailers of technology will be forced to pay a percentage of the total recycling costs of the equipment — depending on how much they sell or produce. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was...
[July 2, 2007, 17:50]
Recycling directive leads to price hikes
News The EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive became law in Ireland on Saturday and was immediately followed by "disproportionate" price increases, according to Ireland's opposition party.
[August 15, 2005, 17:25]
Dell: IT industry slow to action over recycling
News Has the WEEE directive had a big influence on your recycling initiatives or would Dell have taken this approach without legislative pressure? One of the effects of the WEEE directive is to make us think harder about what should go into machines in...
[September 28, 2004, 11:30]
Where is the WEEE?
Blog A recent six-month project with recycling consultancy firm London Remade calculated the levels of business-to-business Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) generated in London each year. The final results showed that more than 890,000...
[April 14, 2008, 16:03]
Tech recycling law finally arrives
News The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive is expected to drive up the costs of IT and other tech hardware, as manufacturers are forced to cover the cost of recovering and recycling the items.
[January 2, 2007, 12:44]
IT budgets to foot recycling bill
News But WEEE will not come into affect until August 2005 and the first targets for collection, recycling and recovery are in 2008. The arrival of the WEEE Directive means business now have to consider recycling sooner rather than later, and we are...
[August 5, 2004, 14:15]
IT managers get clarification on recycling duties
News As such, larger organisations may find it cheaper to set up and pay for their own recycling processes, or may already have such as system in place, rather than paying whatever premium their supplier chooses to impose to cover the costs of...
[January 24, 2007, 16:04]
Confessions of an IT Eco-Sinner
Blog There are obviously legitimate recycling facilities in India but also a thriving black market which unless WEEE is properly policed will see a lot of the extra waste which the legislation could generate.
[September 18, 2008, 9:13]
Recycling special report: A way forward
News A key stimulus there comes from the European Union, which through its parliamentary arm is working to pull various existing and proposed national programs into a united front through legislation known as the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic...
[June 18, 2001, 14:02]
Dell tackles IT waste in recycling push
News But WEEE will not come into effect until August 2005 and the first targets for collection, recycling and recovery are in 2008. Nathan explained the new programme was launched partly in response to the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...
[September 27, 2004, 16:30]
Cutting down on e-waste and making WEEE work
Blog Under the Producer Pays principle of the WEEE directive, producers of electrical equipment are responsible for funding the end of life recycling of equipment within the European Union, but no such legislation exists for the millions of electronic...
[September 24, 2008, 13:45]
Dell launches green offensive in Emerald Isle
News The event coincides with increased attention given to technology recycling ahead of the introduction of the European Waste and Electrical and Equipment (WEEE) directive. But WEEE will not come into affect until August 2005 and the first targets for...
[September 8, 2004, 15:20]
Hazardous tech threatens recycling workers
News The Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive was due to be enacted into UK legislation in August 2005 but has now been delayed until at least July 2006. The introduction of the WEEE directive in Ireland has allegedly led to...
[August 18, 2005, 18:15]
Government warning over hazardous IT waste
News The new waste standards come just ahead of European regulation around the recycling of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE). The WEEE directive was due to be incorporated into UK law in August this year but in an open letter released in...
[June 24, 2005, 15:30]
Real-life Iron Giant invades IT recycling debate
News At just over seven metres tall with computer mice for teeth, a washing machine for a spine, and a head made up of PC monitors, the WEEE Man (pictured below) is not your usual environmental campaigner but he's certainly attracting attention.
[April 29, 2005, 12:45]
Y2K legacy creates PC-disposal headache
News The EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive will become law in the UK from August 2004 - although it won't be properly enforced till 2006. All a spokesperson for the vendor would say is that WEEE would affect different...
[May 28, 2004, 16:35]
High court cracks down on WEEE waste dodge
News However, the Environment Agency, which is responsible for enforcing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations, did not act illegally by failing to take action on the matter, the high court said.
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