Recolight welcomes signals that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) will feature heavily in Defra’s forthcoming Resources and Waste Strategy. EPR regimes make producers of new product responsible for the recycling of their products when they become waste. There are currently four EPR regimes in the UK –...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regimes are in place to make producers of certain products responsible for the costs of collecting, treating, and recycling those products at the end of life. EPR currently covers vehicles, packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, and batteries. A new UK focus on resources...
Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey will present at a meeting of the All Party Sustainable Resource Group on 19 July. The discussions will feed into UK strategy on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). There are already EPR systems in the UK covering WEEE, batteries, and packaging. But Government...
The WEEE regulations require producers of electrical equipment to take responsibility for recycling their products at the end of life. This is known as Extended Producer Responsibility. Since the early 1990's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has proven to be a vital tool in increasing recycling rates....
I was very pleased to attend the National Infrastructure Commission’s workshop, 28 February, on challenges and opportunities for the waste sector in London last week. The meeting, which was introduced by Michael Hesletine, sought to set a vision for the sector in 2030 and 2050,...
WEEE compliance explained and why lamp recycling should be free. WEEE compliance and WEEE recycling explained The WEEE regulations were introduced to the UK 10 years ago with the sole purpose of producers taking responsibility for recycling electronic equipment at the end of its life. This concept...