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 ...

IRELAND – Following the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) launch of an 18-month consultation process into the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) last week, an initial ...

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 ...

The government is setting up a free advice service to help smaller companies deal with the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. The government's pilot Environwise ...

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 ...

'Harmonisation needed' in e-waste Directive (WEEE) The EU's WEEE Directive to collect and recycle electronic waste has created a heavy administrative burden for companies that is exacerbated by the ...

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 ...

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