The 'right to repair' regulation has been implemented in Great Britain and targets premature obsolescence in goods with the aim to incentivise energy efficient manufacturing. This was agreed two years ago by BEIS and impacts products…
The Environment Agency has recently provided additional guidance to WEEE handling organisations about their legal requirements for handling Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and hazardous waste.…
Our member survey donation to FareShare makes an impact
8th Sep 2020
For our recent member satisfaction survey we pledged to donate £10 to the charity FareShare for every survey completed, thank you again to everyone who…
The Q1 results for 2020 showed great promise earlier in the year, however, as anticipated, the provisional figures for Q2 indicate that WEEE collections are…
Energy-related products call for evidence - have your say
20th Jul 2020
To explore how effective policies for energy-related products can support the UK’s transition to net zero by 2050, the government has called for evidence from…
£2.5 million paid out by Material Focus to support the WEEE sector
13th Jul 2020
The £2.5 million funding has been paid out by Material Focus (formally the WEEE Fund) as interest-free loans to Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs) and…
In new guidance for recyclers, the Environment Agency has confirmed that, unless proven it does not contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), household WEEE must be…
COVID-19 impact to feature in compliance fee proposals
9th Jun 2020
The guidance for submitting a compliance fee proposal has been updated by Defra this week, making it clear that all proposals should include a mechanism…
