by stefanie | Aug 27, 2021 | Around the Industry
The German municipality of Thuringia’s Environment Ministry and consumer advice centre started a repair bonus in June. From the broken coffee machine to the broken cell phone, repairing instead of throwing it away protects the environment, but it is often more...
by stefanie | Jul 9, 2021 | World Focus
Spain is leading the way in reforming waste and WEEE and we take a look at Spain’s new rules that will see manufacturers pay the full cost of recycling WEEE. Manufacturers don’t fare well in a recent FTC report. We unpack their comments that says that manufactures...
by stefanie | Jul 1, 2021 | World Focus
From today, manufacturers are legally obliged to make spare parts for products available to consumers, so that electrical appliances can be fixed easily The UK government has introduced new “right to repair” legislation to overcome “premature...
by stefanie | Jun 28, 2021 | Around the Industry
In July 2021 two new members will join the WEEE Forum, Lightcycle from South Africa and MoldControl from the Republic of Moldova. The membership of MoldControl was made possible by the WEEE Forum’s newly launched Twinning initiative, which involves one of the more...
by stefanie | Jun 22, 2021 | World Focus
The UK-based Data Destruction and IT Recycling company has achieved ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001 certifications. UK-based Uniq Recycling offers data destruction and IT recycling services, recently achieved certification to three international Standards: ISO 9001:2015...
