As we say up North "you don't get owt for nowt".
Well, now you do!
On 10 July in
Only keeping you away from the office for half a day the guest speakers Mark Shayler, Leigh Holloway and myself will cover REACH, Batteries, RoHS2, WEEE, EuP, energy management and design efficiency.
Delegates will have plenty of time to question the panel and finish their morning off with one of EY's excellent buffet lunches.
To register click here.
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When it comes to the collection, treatment and recycling of
Well, you would be wrong, big time!
Continue reading "Battery collection - Poor record in the UK" »
With 6 further RoHS exemptions added to the list there are now 38 in total.
To view the comprehensive list click here.
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Once again ERA / Cobham are holding one of their excellent conferences with the title Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the Environment, meeting the technical and regulatory challenges.
This will take place at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel and Conference Centre in Heathrow on 17-18 November 2009.
This event always attracts a range of top speakers. Further details to follow but will include the likes of BIS, ECHA and Intel.
For details click here.
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The European Commission has amended the Annex to the RoHS Directive with six more to add to the 32 that currently sit within Annex 5 of the so called "RoHS2" proposals.
Bill HR2595 aims to restrict certain exports of electronic waste and proposes an amendment to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA).
While the scope is more limited than in the EU it is certainly broader than most e-waste restrictions currently in effect in the
The Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment (EDEE) Act has recently been put before the House of Representatives as a proposed amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Six categories falling under phase one of the Energy using Products Directive now have regulations in force.
These are standby and off-mode losses, simple converter boxes for digital television, external power supplies and office, domestic and street lighting.
For details on the remaining 14 categories in phase one and the 17 under phase two refer to the recently updated attachment.
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The UK Government has created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) whose key role will be to build
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I have been asked recently about the biocide Dimethyl Fumarate (CAS 624-49-7).
Back in February 2008 the
Continue reading "Warning-more information on Dimethyl Fumarate" »
What are the data sheets required to support the REACH Regulations?
(Material) SDS (safety data sheet) is information on a substance or preparation in a prescribed format which is required to be supplied for dangerous substance / preparations, Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) PBTs or vPvBs. This should be provided on request where a preparation contains hazardous substances above certain limits.
On 21 May 2009 the Ministry of Environment Protection of China launched the closed inter ministries consultation on the proposed amendments to the Measures on the Environmental Control of New Chemical Substances....China REACH.
Information provided by the Korean Environmental Council in Europe suggests that, amongst others, the most significant changes in the proposed Measures of 21 May 2009 are as follows:
The Environment Agency in the
Continue reading "EA announces 8 Battery Compliance Schemes" »
I will be presenting a brief, easy-to-follow update on RoHS2, REACH and the Battery Regulations at Earls Court 2 on Wednesday 17th June at 11am.
Please come along and say hello if you can.
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The region's electronics fraternity have the opportunity to get to grips with all the latest demands on meeting their environmental responsibilities by attending a 'Legislative Update' event on Friday 10th July at Electronics Yorkshire's headquarters in
The event, supported by Electronics KTN, will review the status of environmental legislation and provide delegates with a comprehensive update on issues including REACH, WEEE, RoHS and the Batteries Directive covering changes in chemicals, waste electronics, hazardous materials and disposal methods, respectively.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recommended that seven REACH chemical substances of very high concern (SVHC) should not be used without specific authorisation.
Continue reading "ECHA announces 7 most hazardous substances" »
Of the twelve potential Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) currently awaiting submission of the necessary technical dossier according to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website only one, as we understand it, is used in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).
While the German Competent Authority leads the way with six potential submissions for new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) the original batch, announced in October, was shared across seven countries.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) website provides a clue to future Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).
There have been many reports on how frequently future batches of SVHCs will be published by the ECHA.
On 1 April 2008 The European Court of Justice issued a judgement ruling that from 30 June 2008 onwards DecaBDE shall be banned in all applications falling under the scope of RoHS.
The withdrawal of the RoHS exemption 9a namely "DecaBDE in polymeric applications" last year is a subject of much discussion, and I still receive many questions on the matter almost a year after the event.
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