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  1. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006

    The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 (the WEEE Regulations) came into force on 2 January 2007 and were implemented on 1 July that year. The law on WEEE requires certain companies to provide and pay for the costs of the collection, treatment and recycling of EEE for which they are responsible a...

    Regulation | 11 Dec 2006

  2. WEEE delay for wide-ranging electronic waste legislation

    The Government recently announced that they have postponed the implementation of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive into UK law by five months until January 2006. The effect of the Directive will be to make producers of consumer electronics responsible for the recycling and disposal of the goods they produce. The Directive had previously been scheduled to come into effect in August ...

    News | 19 Apr 2005

  3. Council fined after selling waste electrical goods to unauthorised handlers

    ... for valuable materials inside, posing a health risk to workers and harming the environment. Matthew Lee for the Environment Agency commented: “There were serious management failures at both these civic amenity sites as a result of negligence on the part of the council. Potentially hazardous electrical and electronic waste should have only been transferred to properly authorised waste contractors and this wasn’t happening. The purpose of the WEEE Regulations is to ensure waste is properly recycled in the UK and doesn’t end up in places like Africa."                              ...

    Case | 14 Jun 2010

  4. BERR launches consultation on WEEE and ROHS directives

    The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has published a consultation on European Commission proposals to recast the Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the Restriction on the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment.  The proposals follow the Commission's review of both the Directives. On WEEE, a major proposal is to increase the amounts of electric and electronic waste ...

    News | 15 Apr 2009

  5. Waste management

    ...dfill means there is no further opportunity for the material to provide a useful function. Legal compliance  While much of the activity around resource efficiency is voluntary, waste management is also underpinned by legislation. For example, specific regulations govern packaging waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), batteries, and vehicles – where the principle of producer responsibility applies. More generally, through both legal and fiscal measures, the ban on disposing certain wastes to landfill (a consequence of the Landfill Directive) has also driven change in resource m...

    Support | 10 Feb 2012

  6. Dumped: an important waste message behind rubbish TV

    ...typically save businesses between 4 and 5% of their turnover." The Environment Agency website provides further information for businesses wanting to adopt such a programme. In addition to new duties introduced by the Landfill Directive, businesses also have duties with regard to hazardous waste, electrical and electronic waste, and waste management licences.                          

    News | 6 Sep 2007

  7. Warning over illegal export of hazardous waste

    Sinoway International Limited has been fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £2,700 in costs after pleading guilty to illegally exporting waste electrical and electronic equipment to Hong Kong. On the 20 November 2009 the Environment Agency received from the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department information regarding a suspected illegal shipment of hazardous waste from the UK. The container had been inspected and opened on landing and was fo...

    Case | 16 Jul 2010

  8. Buncefield disaster: the aftermath and what you can learn from it

    ...roving the protections offered to pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding. 17253 8 may The first hearing of the Buncefield criminal case is scheduled to begin. 19660 13 may A consultation on European Commission proposals to recast the EC Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) ends. 13746 5 may New Regulations on recycling waste batteries and accumulators come into force. The Department for Business and the Department for the En...

    Magazine issue | 5 May 2009

  9. WEEE Regulations: what implications will 1 July bring for producers and distributors?

    As of 1 July 2007, producers and distributors will experience the full implications of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006. Therefore, businesses should make sure that they are ready for the additional responsibilities placed upon them. Today we take a look at the duties of producers and distributors. Producers As of 1 July, producers will have to take on the cost...

    News | 25 Jun 2007

  10. Waste: new and existing duties to manage your rubbish

    ...ste. Dispose: dispose of waste in a responsible manner – only if none of the above options are appropriate.Workplace Law’s briefing, “Will the new waste regulations affect you?” goes into detail about the Landfill regulations and is available here>> At the beginning of last year, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006 came into force, covering the disposal of this type of equipment and making the producers ultimately responsible. These regulations aim to make it easier for businesses to dispose of their electronic and electrical waste in an environmentally friendl...

    News | 9 Apr 2008

  11. European Commission wants to simplify WEEE and RoHS Directives

    ...simplify the WEEE and RoHS Directives in 2008 to make the legislation less burdensome, easier to apply and thereby more effective in achieving its goals. Research teams have been contracted by the EC to conduct a study on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directives. The study on RoHS consists mainly of an analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of the Directive. Relevant topics are resource costs and staffing requirements of communication, monitoring and review, exemption procedures and enforcement. Th...

    News | 3 Aug 2007

  12. Small businesses need guidance on water use and waste management

    ...gainst competitors and provides advice on cutting the cost of water use during the drought. There is currently no legislation on water use in place, whilst Workplace Law has previously reported that other waste management legislation is unclear amongst businesses, such as the much-delayed Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE). In a previous survey by VCM Exhibitions, only one in five companies had considered the implications of WEEE, but they still demonstrated “low levels of understanding” of the regulations. Last month the Environment Agency with the Waste and Reso...

    News | 15 Jun 2006

  13. New regulations on electrical waste

    The European Parliament is discussing proposals to make manufacturers, rather than consumers (for example, businesses), pay for the disposal of electrical and electronic waste.The Directive on Waste Electronic or Electrical Equipment (WEEE) will place the responsibility for waste disposal firmly with the producers, and will require high levels of recycling and recovery. Producers will have to offer to take back electric and electronic equipment free of charge from busine...

    News | 18 Jul 2000

  14. UK faces legal action for delaying IT waste law

    The UK is among eight Member States that received written warnings from the European Commission today for failing to update their national laws with EU Directives tackling the environmental problems caused by electronic and electrical waste. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said: “Nobody wants to see old computers and television sets piling up at the roadside and polluting the environment. Therefore efficient collection and recycling/reuse is necessary. Member States have agreed on ambitious legislation to tackle...

    News | 11 Jul 2005

  15. Electronic and electrical equipment – business errors are proving costly

    The UK Regulations implementing two EU Directives, namely the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (RoHS), are expected to be made this summer. The main producer responsibility obligations under the WEEE Directive are likely to come into ...

    News | 13 May 2005

  16. Free workshops on electrical waste directive

    The Environment Agency is organising free workshops to help anyone involved in the handling, management or export of electronic waste to comply with strict environmental rules. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), which is scheduled to take effect in August 2005, encourages and sets goals for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of old electrical and electronic equipment such as TVs, videos, hi-fi and computers. It places requirements on anyone that man...

    News | 8 Feb 2005

  17. DTI Launches Consultation on WEEE and RoHS Directive Implementation

    The Government has published a consultation paper setting out proposals for implementation of the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directives. The consultation paper is in three parts, for ease of reference. These can be downloaded from this website as three separate documents.  Part I prov...

    News | 3 Dec 2003

  18. Computers and the Environment: UN Concerns

    ...ip production workers. In fact, the weight of fossil fuels required to make one desktop amounts to more than ten times the computer’s weight; by comparison, the quantity used to make a car or a fridge is roughly equal to the weight of the finished product. WEEE Directive The EU’s Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE), due to be implemented in all Member States by August 2004, is also assessed in the study. The Directive applies to a wide range of products, including IT, telecoms, TV, video, hi-fi, electrical and electronic tools, toys, sports equipment and medical devices. ...

    News | 11 Mar 2004

  19. More Information on New Waste Management Laws

    The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published information online covering new and forthcoming changes to waste management legislation, including: the Landfill Directive; the Waste and Emissions Trading Bill; the End of Life Vehicle Directive; vehicle tyres; electrical and electronic equipment; and the Hazardous Waste Directive. According to DEFRA, landfill space is running out and the UK's waste mountain will double by 2020, adding £1.6bn a year to waste disposal costs. Under the latest change - on 16 July 2003 - the Landfill Directive banned whole tyres fro...

    News | 18 Jul 2003

  20. New Guidance on Hazardous Waste Assessment

    ...cs of hazardous wastes. Speaking on behalf of all three agencies, Steve Lee, the Environment Agency’s Head of Waste, said: "It will impact on regulations surrounding landfill, incineration and pollution prevention and control as well as new legislation like the End of Life Vehicle and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directives. "This guidance is designed to be used as a point of reference for all legislation that makes reference to hazardous waste and its management." Copies of the guidance are available by calling 0845 9 333 111. They can also be downloaded from the Enviroment A...

    News | 10 Jun 2003

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