Metals and WEEE/Batteries news
Changes to WEEE regulations will benefit councils
Local authorities could generate revenues as a result of the Government’s WEEE proposals, says industry body
Redeem buys out Estonian recyclers
UK mobile phone recyclers expands operations into Scandinavia and the Baltic following the acquisition of UPR Global
Producers call for fairer WEEE system
Electrical equipment producers have called for radical change to the WEEE recycling system.
Forum prepares to operate WEEE options
The WEEE Schemes Forum - a group of WEEE producer compliance scheme operators - is to be formalised so it can run takeback or matching schemes if the Government chooses to go ahead with them.
Recycling schemes win low carbon money
Two battery reuse projects and a landfill gas scheme have been awarded a share of a £2m fund set up by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
Gateshead scrap firm fined £10,000
A Gateshead scrap metal and plastics recycling company has been fined £10,000 for carrying out waste activities without an environmental permit.
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WEEE directive changes 'missed opportunity', say researchers
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Design for metal recycling, UNEP urges
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Drax scrap thief avoids jail
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Five recyclers make Rich List
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Industry reacts to Government’s WEEE proposals
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BIS launches WEEE consultation
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Battery recycler takes over buying agent
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Councils 'know little' of WEEE schemes workings
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Cable theft crackdown halves rail delays
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Recolight hails increased lamp recycling
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Stolen metal closes bridge in south Wales
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Scotland seeks views on scrap cash ban
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Vehicle operators warned over financial records
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Prices hit as China tightens rules
Latest Opinion
Let’s get on with metals sector reform
The pressure on the Government during the past 18 months to act quickly to counter the rise of metal theft has meant that the ban on cash transactions for purchasing scrap metal was unstoppable.
