The directive was introduced to little fanfare in the UK about this time last year. A large number of reprocessors jumped on the WEEE bandwaggon, hoping to make quick and "profitable" exercise out of ...

The European Parliament has adopted changes to the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive designed to tighten exports of used good and strengthen the recovery electronics.

Companies will face a variety of legal challenges as they attempt to comply with the EU's Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) will caution this ...

The Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) EU environmental directives could kill electronics manufacturing in the UK and trigger a trade war.

The original Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE Directive), 3 currently in effect until it is repealed on February 15, 2014, covers 10 specifically identified ...

A timetable has been established for implementing the European Commission’s Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Malcolm Wicks, the energy minister for the United Kingdom’s ...

Inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS, has expanded and updated the requirements for waste electrical and electronic equipment - WEEE Directive 20012/19/EU. Originally ...

There is theory and then there is practice. European Commission authorities responsible for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive are hearing that loud message from municipal ...

European solar recycling association PV Cycle has published a position paper evaluating the inclusion of PV panels under the scope of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, ...

I. Background and Objectives of the "Two Directives" In order to protect human and animal health and the environment, after ten years of discussion and consultation, Directive 2002/96/EC of the ...

The Argus recently advertised www.recyclenow.com as somewhere to visit if you wish to recycle electrical and other items (The Argus, July 5). It is unfortunately still a little-known fact that under ...