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VALPAK LAUNCHES NATIONAL SWITCHOVER TO WEEE COMPLIANCE
Valpak, the leading provider of compliance for producer responsibility legislation in the UK, has launched a series of free regional workshops designed to help retailers and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) meet their legal obligations in the run up to the implementation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation in January 2007.
The events, set to roll out in regional centres across the UK, including Manchester, Glasgow, London, Bristol, Belfast and Stratford from October
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SO, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR WEEE AFTER JANUARY 1ST 2007?
With the expected implementation of the new WEEE Directive on 1st January 2007, Paul Trafford of specialist processor of end of life WEEE (waste electrical & electronic equipment), Midex Reverse Technologies, explains what it??s all about.
I hear lots of you asking, ?¨What is WEEE??Æ Well, WEEE stands for waste electrical & electronic equipment?ñ that's all electrical and electronic equipment: PCs, TVs, VCRs, DVDs, digi-boxes, toasters, washing machines, blenders (and many other kitchen gadgets), phones, talking, m
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REINVENTING THE WEEE
Electrical equipment is the fastest growing category of rubbish across the European Union, with an estimated 17-20kg per person produced annually. The UK alone generates around 2m tonnes every year. Dealing with this waste is an important issue as electronic goods are becoming increasingly short-lived, and so ever increasing quantities of obsolete and broken equipment are thrown away.
That??s why I was pleased to announce this summer that a clear timetable is in place for implementing the EC Directive on Waste Electri
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CHALLENGES ON IMPLEMENTING THE WEEE DIRECTIVE <BR>- A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
The EC Directive on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 2002/96/EC of 27 January 2003 entered into force with its publication in the Official Journal of 13 February 2003 (N° L37).
"Member states were supposed to implement this directive into national law within 18 months (some exceptions were allowed) after their publication in the Official Journal and the legislation was to come into force at latest by 13 August 2005, again allowing some exceptions - the UK Government in particular has
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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT WEEE <BR>(BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)
"The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive aims to reduce the amount of WEEE being produced and encourages everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it. It also aims to improve the environmental performance of businesses that manufacture, supply, use, recycle and recover electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). "
"The directive requires EU member states to minimise the amount of WEEE they dispose of as unsorted municipal waste. It also:<BR>* sets targets for the amount of WEEE t
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GETTING TO GRIPS WITH ROHS
"Faced with new European Directives that are destined to make a better world for future generations, dilemma may well be the order of the day for those companies agonising over the correct actions to take and the right way to move their companies forward in line with these Directives."
"RoHS, the Restriction of Hazardous Substances 2002/95/EC Directive, sets out to control the use of six substances that are used in electrical and electronic equipment and appliances and are seen as causing environmental p
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FLOODING - THE NEW BUSINESS RISK FOR THE 21ST CENTURY?
"Events such as Hurricane Katrina have raised awareness within the international business community that flooding is a serious issue. Dr Justin Butler, Managing Director of Ambiental Technical Solutions - a company which specialises in flood risk assessment, mapping and modelling - explains the issues surrounding flood risk and some of the products and services Ambiental can provide to better understand and reduce flood risks to valuable industrial properties"
"Floods affect more people and cause more da
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A FRESH APPROACH TO CERTIFICATION
"What does it take to narrow the perceived credibility gap associated with ISO certification? David Powley, Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental Lead Auditor, explains how a new approach came to make such an impact in the world of Certification "
"Over the years there has been mounting criticism surrounding certification to ISO management system certification. The comments go along the lines of undeserving companies being granted certification, audits being performed in a clause-based 'inspecto
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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