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Mattia Pellegrini, the European Commission’s head of unit for metals stated that waste electricals could be a vital source for rare metals at a recent WEEE forum in London. Here, Pellegrini explained that the Commission has set up a Raw Materials Initiative to monitor European reserves of valuable metals, which had concluded that the continent…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has issued guidance for businesses on what counts as waste and how to come to this conclusion. The guidance follows a draft document which was published in January 2010. It is an important document because it enables businesses to determine whether activities are subject to waste…
The electronics recycling and reuse facility has seen enormous growth over the past 6 months with the expansion of the IT reuse operation and the introduction of white goods testing and reuse. The growth in this area has been so successful that the original warehouse has now reached its capacity and we are now expanding…
The recent launch of AssetCare comes fast on the heels of the expansion of our secure data destruction and asset management division based at our new Normanton recycling facility. In addition to our longstanding ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations, we have recently undergone our final PAS141 audit as we prepare for the ADISA security standard….
Throughout the month of June WasteCare will be offering an extra free Box IT with every initial Box IT bought, as always collections are free. The Box IT is a convenient and cost effective method of storing and recycling unwanted IT equipment. WasteCare provide secure destruction for all digital data. A Blancco gold partner, our…
WRAP has called on WEEE recyclers to move away from shredding material in order to ensure valuable rare earth metals are not sent to landfill. In May, WRAP chief executive Dr Liz Goodwin claimed that ‘canny’ recyclers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) could recover more high value material such as gold, silver, platinum…
The European parliament environmental committee has voted in favour of the weee recycling target eventually rising to 85%. The rise would be staged over several years with a target of 45% of material to be collected by 2016 and 65% by 2020. However there is still some disagreement between the parliament and council over how…
The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a new specification (PAS 141:2011) to help reduce illegal exports of WEEE. The new standard will make it easier to identify whether electrical equipment can legally be sent overseas by establishing whether it really is fit for reuse. It is hoped this will also encourage growth in the…
Following a successful pilot scheme parts of North Lincolnshire will soon gain kerbside recycling for small electrical items such as toasters, kettles and hairdryers. This follows a pilot in which more than 3,000 residents took part in a two-month pilot to recycle Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Prior to the pilot about 27 types…
Initial proposals in February 2011 to introduce an 85 per cent collection target in the revised Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive have been softened following a consideration of the European Parliament’s decision by the Council of the EU. A Council consideration of the decision has “foreseen” a collection rate of 45 per cent…
