Do we need legislation to address the disposal of office furniture?

• Author:
• Jorgen Josefsson

More so than any domestic equivalents, office furniture items are subject to wear and tear resulting from multiple users, movement, adjustment and basic sustained usage for hours at a time. This means an inevitable need for disposal and replacement over time. However, for many items this is really just the beginning of the story.

Most office managers are familiar with the main points of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive - a set of EU regulations that was brought... (65 more words)

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