by stefanie | Oct 15, 2020 | World Focus
The draft Voluntary Agreement has been published and will now be open for discussion and revision ahead of a decision by the European Union to accept the VA in lieu of Legislation. For the first time, this VA includes cartridges and containers (consumables) where the...
by stefanie | Jun 24, 2019 | Around the Industry
The EU Council announced it has adopted stricter rules on the world’s most dangerous chemicals, like DecaBDE. The EU has toughened the rules applicable to persistent organic pollutants, the UN-agreed list of dangerous substances. The regulation adopted by the...
by stefanie | Apr 1, 2019 | Around the Industry
The Council of the European Union has been adopting a number of contingency measures as preparations for a No Deal Brexit. The aim of these acts, according to the Council, is to limit the most severe damage caused by a disorderly Brexit in specific sectors where it...
by stefanie | Dec 10, 2018 | Around the Industry
With Brett Hyde of Buyequip Pty Ltd. revealing that we could produce up to 49.8 million metric tons of e-waste this year alone, partly due to planned obsolescence, the implementation of new legislation by the European Commission is of vital importance. As Hyde...
by Owen Collins | Nov 7, 2018 | World Focus
A new blog post from WEEELogic has offered a guide on how to respond to new legislation concerning waste management. The blog calls these new obligations “a growing administrative, financial, and operational burden,” especially for companies with a commercial presence...
