by stefanie | May 17, 2021 | Around the Industry
The WEEE Forum, which represents e-waste Producer Responsibility Organisations throughout the world, is continuing to grow its global membership with the recent addition of new members from Colombia, South Africa, Spain and Lithuania. With worldwide e-waste levels...
by stefanie | Apr 28, 2021 | Around the Industry
The requirement for a visible fee showing the cost of taking back, treating and disposing of waste equipment must be displayed separately from the product price on the invoice. The Czech Republic introduced a new law on waste products No. 542/2020 that took effect on...
by stefanie | Jan 26, 2021 | World Focus
Rules changes to Spanish WEEE regulations, prompted by ETIRA have received royal assent. A raft of rule changes around the management of WEEE and batteries received royal ascent this week (19 January). The royal decree modifies the current WEEE regulations that ETIRA...
by stefanie | Oct 6, 2020 | Around the Industry
The WEEE Forum has published a paper outlining the issues associated with the treatment of WEEE as metal scrap and has called on the competent authorities to take appropriate action. The WEEE Forum explained that the practice of collecting or purchasing WEEE and...
by stefanie | Jul 10, 2020 | Around the Industry
Spanish police arrested and afterwards released five people who are associated with an Aznalcóllar company involved in the recycling of electronic material. EL MUNDO reported that Recilec, a company that recycles WEEE has been under investigation for environmental...
