Europe leads the way in the collection and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as well as setting standards for the reduction of toxic substance content in EEE. These efforts ...

Today, the Council agreed on its negotiating mandate on proposed amendments to EU law on the collection and management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment which includes a range of ...

The association’s comments come as the EU begins to review a 2002 directive on the safe disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The WEEE directive sets out rules for taking back ...

There is a need for member states to set up re-use centres and focus on the social benefits of re-use and recycling, says Rreuse, the association for Reuse and Recycling European Union Social ...

WEEE means electrical or electronic equipment which is ‘waste’ within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive as read with Articles 5 (by-products) and 6 (end of waste) of that ...

“People in Tipperary have contributed greatly to e-waste recycling every year, with 935 tonnes of electrical waste collected ...

PV producers in Europe face significant changes to the way they handle waste solar modules after an EU-wide change of disposal rules came into effect last week. From 14 February, the European Waste ...

Target areas for simplification include industrial emissions, circularity, extended producer responsibility, environmental assessments, and geospatial data. The Environmental Omnibus will now be ...

Electronics waste directive formally introducedHarry YeatesOrgalime, the European engineering federation, has welcomed the EU’s directives on waste equipment and hazardous substances, which were ...