WEEE News

Tackling waste crime will be a DEFRA priority

Speaking to waste industry delegates in the House of Commons on 22nd January the Recycling Minister Lord de Mauley commented that, while DEFRA would work…
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Joint Trades Association supports Substantiated Estimates approach

The Joint Trades Association, comprising a number of key trade bodies and their members affected by the WEEE Regulations, have formally stated their unanimous support…
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Update on the Free Rider Project

Following our 7th November posting on the free rider project – the attempt to identify companies avoiding their Producer obligations under WEEE – the consultants…
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Household WEEE recycling falls below 2011 rate

The household WEEE recycling rate for the first three quarters of 2012 has dipped slightly when compared to the same period in 2011, according to…
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More WEEE export prosecutions

Following discovery of illegal shipments of WEEE to Nigeria, Ghana and Pakistan several operators have recently received substantial fines at the Crown Court. Crucial to…
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Scrap metal cash ban comes into force

A ban on cash payments for scrap metal at recyclers’ yards in England and Wales comes into force on 3rd December which means that payments…
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B2B Compliance addresses ERA Conference

B2B Compliance was asked once again to present a paper at the recent ERA Conference. Project Director, David Burton, outlined a number of the key…
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BIS addresses ERA Conference

BIS’s assistant director of environmental legislation, David Styles, outlined several options for transposing the Recast WEEE Directive at the recent ERA Conference. UK Government is…
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B2B Compliance presents to the WEEE Scheme Forum

B2B Compliance gave a presentation to the WEEE Scheme Forum and representatives of the Environment Agency at the Forum’s latest meeting. The presentation, already given…
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