Podcast: Europe and the VA

Podcast: Europe and the VA

With the rejection of Europe’s Voluntary Agreement, we talk with Static Control and GM Technology about the rejection and what EU regulation might deliver for the European market. In this extended episode of The Recycler podcast, David Connett speaks to Beth McKee,...
EU Voluntary Agreement – EuroVAprint disappointed

EU Voluntary Agreement – EuroVAprint disappointed

EuroVAprint, the European OEM Association is disappointed at the European Commission’s decision not to endorse a revised Voluntary Agreement (VA) on Imaging Equipment. Imaging equipment manufacturers are disappointed at EU’s decision not to endorse the revised...
EU rejects imaging Voluntary Agreement

EU rejects imaging Voluntary Agreement

Time to end the ‘take, make, break, and throw away” model as the European Commission publishes its Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2022-2024 and rejects the OEMs Voluntary Agreement for imaging. The working plan confirmed the Commissions assessment that...
EU: Sustainable Products Initiative due today

EU: Sustainable Products Initiative due today

The European Commission is due to publish its Sustainable Products Initiative today as part of the Circular Economy Action Plan to make products placed on the EU market more sustainable, durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable, energy efficient and reduce the use of...
The WEEE Forum expands with five new members

The WEEE Forum expands with five new members

Continuing its global expansion, the company has announced that five PROs have joined recently, bringing its membership to 46 spread over six continents, its highest ever. The WEEE Forum continues to make a real impact as an international association that brings...