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 Owen Collins | Mar 27, 2019 | Around the Industry
DEFRA, the British Government Department for Environment, Food, and Agriculture, has warned the country’s waste export businesses to identify “alternative export routes” so as to avoid disruption caused by a No Deal Brexit. Although Parliament has indicated its...
by Owen Collins | Mar 5, 2019 | Around the Industry
The British Government’s Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs has revealed that targets for WEEE collection have been missed for the second successive year. The figures, released at the end of last week, show that the UK fell short of its collection...
by Owen Collins | Mar 1, 2019 | Around the Industry
The British Government’s Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs has informed producer compliance schemes that WEEE collection targets could rise by 12 percent. The Department released proposed targets for 2019 to WEEE collection and recycling...
by stefanie | Dec 13, 2018 | Around the Industry
At a recent LARAC conference held in Nottingham, a new policy on waste and recycling developed by DEFRA and the UK government was unveiled by DEFRA’s Chris Preston. Although the strategy could not be revealed in its entirety as it will not be published until the end...
