EU Council signs off on new competition rules

EU Council signs off on new competition rules

The EU Council has approved the ‘Digital Markets Act’ that provides new rules for large online platforms to prevent abuse of their market position. The EU Council has approved new rules for large online platforms (“gatekeepers”) to prevent...
EU: Further reductions in POPS

EU: Further reductions in POPS

The EU Council and Parliament have agreed reductions of persistent organic pollutants in waste. The EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional deal to further restrict the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste. POPs are generally no longer...
Podcast: Europe and the VA

Podcast: Europe and the VA

With the rejection of Europe’s Voluntary Agreement, we talk with Static Control and GM Technology about the rejection and what EU regulation might deliver for the European market. In this extended episode of The Recycler podcast, David Connett speaks to Beth McKee,...
EU Voluntary Agreement – EuroVAprint disappointed

EU Voluntary Agreement – EuroVAprint disappointed

EuroVAprint, the European OEM Association is disappointed at the European Commission’s decision not to endorse a revised Voluntary Agreement (VA) on Imaging Equipment. Imaging equipment manufacturers are disappointed at EU’s decision not to endorse the revised...
EU rejects imaging Voluntary Agreement

EU rejects imaging Voluntary Agreement

Time to end the ‘take, make, break, and throw away” model as the European Commission publishes its Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2022-2024 and rejects the OEMs Voluntary Agreement for imaging. The working plan confirmed the Commissions assessment that...