Environmental stories tagged with: weee

Electrical waste

Recycling small electricals to get easier in Swale

Friday, 6th February 2009, 3:36 pm
Swale Borough Council and recycling company SWEEEP are launching a brand new recycling facility at Sainsbury's and ASDA's supermarkets in Sittingbourne, Kent, to which Swale residents can bring many unwanted electrical items.
Electrical Waste

Companies Say: "WEEE Are Not Producers"

Friday, 9th May 2008, 12:56 pm
Just over a year since the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations came into force, thousands of businesses that import, rebrand or manufacture electrical and electronic equipment have registered with a WEEE compliance scheme.
  White Goods for Recycling

WEEE Results One Month On

Tuesday, 14th August 2007, 1:43 pm
One month on since the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) Directive, Viridor Waste Management reports the effects of this new piece of legislation.
recycling

Oxfordshire Years Ahead in Cutting Commercial Waste

Wednesday, 18th July 2007, 3:25 pm
Waste managers at Oxfordshire County Council say that the media has missed the real story amidst all of the recent talk about whether fortnightly waste collections are desirable or not.
  Waste Electrical Equipment

A WEEE Call to Unregistered Producers

Monday, 16th July 2007, 1:41 pm
Unregistered producers and retailers of new electrical and electronic equipment could be getting a call from the Environment Agency as it continues to raise awareness of the WEEE Regulations.
Old Cookers

Industry to Tackle 2 Million Tonne Electrical Waste Problem

Monday, 2nd July 2007, 6:56 pm
New legal obligations on the electrical industry from Sunday 1 July began to see more waste products recycled. Last year the UK generated enough electrical waste to fill Wembley Stadium six times over.
Comet

Survey Reveals Only 2% of Brits are Aware of WEEE

Thursday, 28th June 2007, 2:41 pm
On 1st July, two key pieces of legislation come into force in the UK: the final parts of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive – relating to the recycling of electrical waste, and England goes smoke free.
 
 
 
 
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