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Meeting higher targets for the collection of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) looks “very achievable”, according to an official from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). Speaking at a WEEE Conference in London in June, Steven Andrews said that both EU collection and producer compliance scheme targets had been achieved, while the…
This year’s WEEE Conference was held at the Connaught Rooms in London by letsrecycle.com. Peter Hunt, our Group Chairman, spoke on the benefits and importance of reuse within the waste hierarchy. Please visit PRESENTATION AND NOTES for a copy of the presentation and notes which have been kindly supplied by letsrecycle.com. (Pictured right: Peter Hunt)
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new five-year plan, highlighting electronics as one of three priority areas of focus. The government-funded resource efficiency body launched the ‘Resource Revolution, Creating the Future’ plan in June. The plan covers the years 2015-2020 and represents the first plan by WRAP since it gained charity…
Photographs show one of west-Africa’s vast electronic graveyards where tonnes of used and unwanted appliances from all over the world are being dumped every year. Computers, microwave and fridges are just a few of the electronic items which are are being illegally exported to African countries and dumped in landfills in Ghana because “it costs…
With barely two weeks to go until the WEEE Recast Consultation period ends and with so many drastically different options still being considered by BIS, it is more important than ever that producers and other stakeholders understand the options and make their voices heard. Last Monday WasteCare Group held the first of their WEEE2 conferences…
The new Electrofarm.co.uk website has now been live a little over a month and the sales are already picking up pace. The refurbished items offered on the site represents the highest grade stock available at our Normanton reprocessing facility with many items still in their original packaging. With this in mind, it is understandable that…
Customer service has always been at the heart of the business ethos of all retailers; this has resulted in many of the retail giants offering extended guarantees on electrical equipment. The downside to this policy is many thousands of TVs are now returned to stores with minor faults or damage forcing stores to return the…
WasteCare’s EEE refurbishment service has expanded greatly in the past few months branching into fridges, freezers, dishwashers, TVs and washing machines. With a large amount of equipment making its way into the site, we are now developing multiple routes to market for the equipment. With such high standards of service already set by the EeeCare…
