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eWaste
Monday, 29 Mar, 2010

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, E-waste is now the fastest growing part of the municipal waste stream. It was estimated that between 2003 and 2010, more than three billion consumer electronic devices would …

WEEE Forum members collected more than 2m tonnes of WEEE
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010

The 39 European producer responsibility organisations represented in the WEEE Forum collected and properly treated and reported more than 2m tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the year 2009.
The umbrella organisation, …

West Sussex leads the Way
Tuesday, 26 Jan, 2010

People living in West Sussex have been labelled as “pacesetters” for dramatically reducing the amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) going to landfill in comparison with the rest of Britain.
Last year they recycled …

WEEE Poorly Enforced
Monday, 18 Jan, 2010

Waste laws, such as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) are being poorly implemented and enforced in many European states, according to the EU Commission.
Two reports adopted by the commission suggested that major …