According to WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Compliance scheme B2B the integrated approach taken by the Environment Agency is tackling the illegal export of WEEE by working closely with the police, HMRC and other statutory bodies. This looks to control the WEEE destined for overseas markets where environmental controls…
A new task force, including former police detectives, will support the Environment Agency in its fight to close illegal waste sites.
Backed by £5M of funding over two years the new Crime Agency will employ 90 new members of staff according to the ENDS Report.
According to the Agency there…
Would anyone like to help the young people of India who are suffering from significant levels of lead in their blood due to uncontrolled recycling of toxic e-waste?
53% of those under the age of 12 have levels that are reducing their IQ / ability to learn.
If you would…
Please take a look at this brief U-Tube video that clearly shows the hazards of unregulated recycling of toxic e-waste in India, so called Backyard Recycling. Premier Farnell has recently announced the launch of a Trust that looks to help the young children who are suffering brain damage…
The Basel Action Network (BAN) and the Electronics Take-Back coalition, working with 32 recyclers of electrical and electronic equipment, have announced the E-Stewards programme, which identifies the most responsible recyclers in North America.
As regular readers will know I am passionate about the subject of the recycling of toxic electronic waste in the developing world, sometimes referred to as Backyard Recycling.
Europe now finds itself at the centre of the contentious issue that the European Commission refers to as “backyard recycling”.
Organohalogen compounds are, in general, non hazardous but a ban is being considered in an attempt to prevent uncontrolled and unsafe recycling practices that are carried out in India, China…
Europe now finds itself at the centre of the contentious issue of what the European Commission refers to as “backyard recycling”.