by stefanie | Dec 13, 2018 | Around the Industry
At a recent LARAC conference held in Nottingham, a new policy on waste and recycling developed by DEFRA and the UK government was unveiled by DEFRA’s Chris Preston. Although the strategy could not be revealed in its entirety as it will not be published until the end...
by Owen Collins | Jul 19, 2018 | Around the Industry
The European Union’s long-awaited waste legislation came into effect at the beginning of this month, having been published in the Union’s Official Journal of new laws. Having been agreed upon by the European Council, Commission, and Parliament in December, approved by...
by Owen Collins | Mar 16, 2018 | Around the Industry
The companies have responded to the British Government’s collection targets, and suggested an increase. Following the news that Defra has lowered the WEEE collection targets in the UK for 2018, the AATF Forum has attacked the Ministry for its lack of ambition,...
by Owen Collins | Mar 12, 2018 | Around the Industry
The UK Government’s environmental ministry has announced a provisional decrease in target tonnage for 2018. Following news that UK compliance schemes missed the WEEE collection target in 2017, Defra has announced a reduction in the collection target for 2018. The...
by Owen Collins | Mar 5, 2018 | Around the Industry
The United Kingdom’s ambitions for WEEE collection last year proved unreachable, the Government has announced. Defra, the British Government’s environmental department, has published statistics suggesting that the 2017 WEEE collection target was missed, and that...
