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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.
[August 5, 2009, 16:33]
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]
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]
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]
Is the WEEE directive in trouble?
Blog Comment Interesting views on the WEEE directive - given that it took the UK so long to actually enact it - nearly two years later than some member countries. The answers are slightly obtuse - well what else would you expect but there seems to be some...
[September 2, 2008, 16:02]
Cutting down on e-waste and making WEEE work
Blog The organisation has launched a petition calling on the government to give the Environment Agency enough funds to be able to police the WEEE supply chain effectively - and fight dumping of e-waste in developing countries.
[September 24, 2008, 13:45]
Illegal WEEE and Computer recycling/ export operations raided in London!
Blog They tout themselves as being Computer recyclers and WEEE recycling businesses, but a number of operations within the UK's recycling industry look to involve organised crime. A number of raids carried out by the Environment Agency over the past...
[July 14, 2009, 16:05]
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. IT-Green is currently undergoing some major changes and I guess it's fair to say that being one of...
[September 7, 2008, 22:44]
Is the WEEE directive in trouble?
Blog Comment Whether this carries though is another matter, but there's certainly an increased policing of WEEE export and a number of Electrical/ electric traders have been "politely" asked to join compliance schemes.
[September 12, 2008, 12:54]
Is the WEEE directive in trouble?
Blog A large number of reprocessors jumped on the WEEE bandwaggon, hoping to make quick and "profitable" exercise out of the affair. WEEE reprocessors have attractedd large investments and a number of them are quite literally finding there's no WEEE to...
[August 21, 2008, 14:27]
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]
Mobile phone ewaste recycling
Talkback It's an interesting point to note, given that the WEEE directive clearly states that circuit boards from Mobile phones should be recovered. I guess it's got to be down to the fact that Mobiles are small and get overlooked more than larger WEEE...
[September 6, 2008, 13:48]
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]
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]
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 27, 2007, 12:16]
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]
