The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2012/19/EU) aims to reduce the environmental impact of WEEE by encouraging separate collection and recycling of such waste. The ...

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.

At an EU level, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has been identified as a Priority Waste Stream. There are three reasons for this: At least (and probably considerably more than) one ...

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 ...

With everything else going on in the UK over the weekend it is worth noting that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) came into force on July 1st. To be honest WEEE is a ...

Europe’s electronic waste and hazardous substances legislation “is failing before it begins”, according to environmental consultant eco3. The UK firm said the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ...

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 ...

Germany's parliament has approved the country's new waste electronics regulations, implementing the WEEE Directive and the ROHS Directive. The German government has opted for a clearing house system ...

Recycling research firm DARP Environmental is to release new technology to enable all manufacturers of electrical goods become fully compliant with recycling and re-use demands of the forthcoming WEEE ...

Recycling directive shrouded in uncertainty... With the 13 August deadline for the WEEE Directive fast approaching, there appear to be more questions than answers about its impact on the IT industry.