Rules on electric waste
Improved rules on the collection and treatment of electric waste entered into force on 13th August 2012. Currently only one third of electrical and electronic waste in the EU is separately collected within the documented system. The Directive introduces a collection target of 45% of electronic equipment sold that will apply from 2016 and, as a...
READ ARTICLE >New WEEE and Seveso directives
Revised directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and major accident hazards (Seveso III) have been published following final approval by EU ministers. The recast WEEE directive applies tougher national collection targets The existing collection target – at least four kilograms per person from private households – will remain in place until the end...
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