18 February 2021Material Focus explores kerbside WEEE collections
Material Focus is carrying out research into local authority kerbside collections for small mixed waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Formerly known as the WEEE Fund, Material Focus is a not-for-profit organisation ...
18 February 2021Opinion: ‘Getting the most out of recycled fridges’
While fridges contain metal for recycling and much more can be recovered and recycled, reuse is also an important option, as Robert Sant, managing director of AO Recycling, explains. In this article Mr Sant explains the work involved to ...
17 February 2021Recolight CEO handed conditional discharge
Nigel Harvey, the CEO of lighting industry compliance scheme Recolight, was found guilty of wilful obstruction of the highway at the City of London magistrates’ court today (17 February). Having pleaded not guilty, he was given ...
8 February 2021‘Planned obsolescence’ measures to impact WEEE targets
The government plans to introduce eco-design measures that promote the "repairability" of consumer products to tackle the practice of 'planned obsolescence'. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) says ...
3 February 2021JTA’s WEEE compliance fee proposal approved
Ministers have approved the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee proposal submitted by the Joint Trade Association (JTA) for 2020. Two proposals for the fee were put forward, by the JTA and compliance ...
28 January 2021EAC chair calls for kerbside textile and WEEE collections
The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called for textiles and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to be included among streams requiring mandatory kerbside collections from households. Philip Dunne ...
20 January 2021Goldsmith vows to tackle ‘planned obsolescence’
Lord Zac Goldsmith has said the government is likely to introduce legislation preventing manufacturers of white goods from making products which are "simply thrown away as a default", otherwise known as planned obsolescence.
14 December 2020Retailers prepare to take back WEEE instore
From January 2021 large electronic retailers will be obliged to take back waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in-store. James Langley examines how it’s all going to work.
4 December 2020Ecosurety awards £500,000 to waste projects
Compliance scheme Ecosurety has awarded a total of £500,000 to four UK-based innovation and research projects offering “practical and impactful recycling and reuse solutions”. The Ecosurety Exploration Fund was launched in ...
Fly-tipping is ‘low risk and high reward’, says ESA - https://t.co/DUr8HP5Q9R
Bradford sees 15% rise in contamination during pandemic - https://t.co/8jiMZdrrRL
Online retailers may have duty to collect WEEE - https://t.co/bFvuFmoS45
