by stefanie | Mar 6, 2024 | World Focus
EU’s provisional deal aims to drastically cut packaging waste, promoting a circular economy and sustainable packaging practices. The European Union has made a provisional agreement between the Council and the European Parliament towards sustainability and waste...
by stefanie | Jan 3, 2024 | World Focus
Defra unveils radical reforms for WEEE systems, targeting increased collection, recycling, and new responsibilities for online marketplaces, effective January 2026. In a move set to transform the handling of electronic waste, the UK government, through the Department...
by stefanie | Nov 23, 2023 | World Focus
On 22 November 2023 the EU Council adopted its position (or ‘negotiating mandate’) on a proposed directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. The proposed text aims to remove obstacles that...
by stefanie | Oct 9, 2023 | World Focus
The European Commission unveils new policy recommendations, targeting an upsurge in the recycling and reuse of small electronic waste across Member States. Amidst a backdrop of 700 million unused phones in the EU. Tackling the multifaceted challenges of electronic...
by stefanie | Jun 26, 2023 | World Focus
The circular economy is an important building block in the EU’s European Green Deal. However, progress is slow and in recent years, progress has even gone backwards as the circular material use rate has decreased. The linear use of IT products leads to large amounts...
