New fleet of sustainable recycling trucks unveiled by EWRG
April 5, 2019
The Electrical Waste Recycling Group (EWRG) has unveiled its new fleet of sustainable recycling trucks with a bang at a special launch event.
Tag: WEEE
Combating online non-compliance
March 19, 2019
Recolight welcomes new Defra proposals to tackle non-compliant product sold through online marketplaces.
Recolight: Are you disposing of your waste electricals responsibly?
March 12, 2019
Incorrect disposal of hazardous waste could land contractors – and their customers – with prosecution, legal costs, reputational damage – and a fine.
Online non-compliance rife in lighting sector
September 7, 2018
EucoLight, the European WEEE lighting trade association, is hosting a half day workshop on 17 Oct in Brussels to discuss the scale of the online non-compliance problem.
Report confirms large scale of WEEE non-compliance through online marketplaces
July 5, 2018
EucoLight has welcomed OECD report on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the impact of online sales’, to which EucoLight members contributed. Recognition of the online WEEE non-compliance challenge, (free-riding), faced by producer compliance schemes is a first step to addressing the problem.
WEEE: JTA submits 2015 Compliance Fee Proposal
October 1, 2015
The Joint Trade Associations (JTA) has announced that it has submitted a proposal to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) to operate a WEEE compliance fee mechanism for the 2015 compliance period.
UK becomes first in EU to transpose WEEE directive into national law
January 10, 2014
In December 2013 the WEEE Regulations 2013 were laid before parliament, and came into force on 1 January 2014.
Repic hosts fourth WEEE Forum Conference in UK
June 7, 2012
Repic, the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme and a member of the WEEE Forum – a European association representing the interests of 41 electrical and electronic waste collection and recycling organisations run on behalf of producers – will
National WEEE recycling advert
December 1, 2011
Weee connect, a WEEE industry partnership, has put forward over £53,000 to fund the production of a 30-second advert designed to raise householder awareness of the need to recycle waste electronics. The advert will be aired for the first time on 26