6 January 2020Brothers given jail terms for WEEE fraud
Two brothers from Solihull have been handed prison sentences following an Environment Agency prosecution into a £1.48 million fraud case involving waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Between January 2011 and ...
3 January 2020Retailers disappointed by Defra WEEE decision
The consortium that put forward a plan for the fifth phase of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) Distributor Take-back Scheme (DTS) has expressed disappointment that Defra has not accepted its proposal in full. ...
2 January 2020Large retailers obliged to collect WEEE instore
Large retailers will be required to take back waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) instore from 2021 following a significant decision taken by recycling minister Rebecca Pow. Under the last phase of the Distributor ...
2 January 2020News in brief (02/01/2020)
With news on: Parc Adfer begins commercial operation; Wiser Recycling applies to vary licence; Viridor assumes control of Beddington ERF; Peel Environmental to fund DMG plant
19 December 2019WEEE bodies call for treatment standards
Representatives from the European waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) recycling sector have called for the EU to implement minimum quality treatment standards. Signatories from APPLiA, DIGITALEUROPE, the European ...
16 December 2019Defra urged to support instore WEEE take-back
The British Retail Consortium and environmental consultants Valpak have called on the secretary of state for the environment to approve a proposal for a fresh Distributor Take-back Scheme (DTS). Operated by Valpak for 12 years, ...
13 December 2019Uncertainty surrounds future shape of DTS
The UK’s current WEEE Distributor Take-back Scheme (DTS) comes to an end on 31 December and a revised proposal for January and beyond has yet to be approved by the government. The scheme, which enables retailers to cover their ...
9 December 2019High levels of WEEE ‘scavenging’ across Europe
A report released by the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) has suggested that there were high levels of 'scavenging' across Europe’s WEEE recycling sector in 2018. ‘Scavenging’ is effectively theft, and ...
6 December 2019East Northants rolls out kerbside WEEE collections
East Northamptonshire council has announced that it will roll out a weekly kerbside collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) following a successful trial. From Monday, 09 December, the approximate 90,000 ...
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