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WEEE Directive Begins Final Phase
News The Government has announced the last phase of the implementation of the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive. As of 1 July 2007, WEEE will come into force, with the aim of ensuring hardware that has reached the end of its...
[July 26, 2006, 15:00]
WEEE Directive Brings Legal Headaches
News Companies will face a variety of legal challenges as they attempt to comply with the EU's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) will caution this week.
[November 21, 2005, 17:05]
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]
WEEE Directive Sees Council Ship Old PCs To Africa
News The move boosts the council's corporate social-responsibility programme while also helping dispose of equipment in accordance with the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, which came into force in July last year.
[April 22, 2008, 10:53]
It's Not Just Me Who's Confused By Recycling Laws...
Blog God knows they have had long enough to implement the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, but it seems the DTI and the Environment Agency still haven't got their heads around how it's going to work in practice.
[January 24, 2007, 17:10]
Computer Aid: New Life For Old IT
Talkback According to the WEEE Directive (and this article is about Recycling and WEEE) - It is illegal to send Electronic Waste (WEEE) to countries where such equipment can not be recycled in the same way it would be recycled within the EU.
[February 17, 2005, 23:40]
Worry Not
Talkback The WEEE directive is a crock. Again because each package contains some parts eligible for WEEE and some items not. So the existing weight, for Customs purposes, is wrong for WEEE purposes, so it all had to be done again.
[July 30, 2007, 9:12]
It's Not Just Me Who's Confused By Recycling Laws...
Blog Comment There are lots of weee specialists who will be happy to advise you. Like many things you don't necessarily have to understand every aspect to be able to do the right thing very cost effectively.weee recycling
[August 30, 2007, 11:27]
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]
Tech Recycling Laws Delayed Yet Again
News The UK energy minister Malcolm Wicks issued a statement on Thursday admitting that the UK's implementation of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) will definitely be delayed again.
[December 15, 2005, 14:10]
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]
Brace Yourself For Green Legislation
Leader That's the sound of hardware companies such as Dell, HP and IBM circling their wagons ahead of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), due to be introduced and enforced over the next two years.
[September 9, 2004, 13:05]
Recycling Legislation Delayed Six Months - Again
News The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced on Wednesday the EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive will not be enacted into UK legislation until at least June 2006. The latest delay to WEEE comes after the European...
[August 10, 2005, 17:55]
Is Video Conferencing Really The Answer To Lowering Carbon Emissions?
Blog Comment I'm surprised to hear that TANDBERG UK folks you met were not able to convince you on the sustainable manufacturing principles of TANDBERG.of TANDBERG's equipment manufacturing is carried out in Norway and EU nations, meaning all electronic...
[May 31, 2007, 14:33]
UK Gets Final Warning On E-waste
News All eight countries have yet to enact the EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) directive into national law. The EC has sent letters to these eight countries asking for their reasons for not implementing the WEEE directive.
[July 12, 2005, 19:00]
IT Budgets To Foot Recycling Bill
News While the majority of senior IT professionals questioned agreed that more should be done to reduce the huge quantities of technology equipment being dumped in landfill sites, a survey from UK office equipment manufacturer Brother has revealed that...
[August 5, 2004, 14:15]
Dell: IT Industry Slow To Action Over Recycling
News One of the effects of the WEEE directive is to make us think harder about what should go into machines in the first place such as minimising or eliminate things like lead, cadmium, and mercury. Gartner claims that complying with WEEE is going to...
[September 28, 2004, 11:30]
Greenpeace: IT Giants Must Turn Greener
News Iza Kruszewska, toxic campaigner at Greenpeace, said IT companies who planned to comply with the WEEE directive should also apply those standards globally. The WEEE directive makes equipment vendors responsible for ensuring that products they sell...
[November 18, 2005, 16:50]
Dell Tackles IT Waste In Recycling Push
News Nathan explained the new programme was launched partly in response to the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive but also the growing problem of IT waste in general. I definitely think the WEEE directive has had a bearing on...
[September 27, 2004, 16:30]
Asus Focuses On Green Laptop Design
News Asus is also hoping to trade in the future on green credentials, as well as complying with environmental legislation such as the WEEE directive. The WEEE directive will force manufacturers to take back products at the end of their lifecycle.
[February 23, 2006, 11:50]
