Globally, the UK is currently the second largest contributor of e-waste at 23.9kg per capita. It follows the biggest contributor, Norway, which is responsible for 26kg of e-waste per capita each year.
According to a Uswitch study, since records began in 2008, IT and telecoms e-waste has nearly doubled in size, with projections suggesting that e-waste in the UK could rise as high as 55,000 tonnes by... More
The report from Zero Waste Europe criticises the lack of legally-binding targets within the revisions of the EU’s Waste Framework Directive to prevent textiles waste and decarbonise the sector
Industry association RECHARGE says it will support policymakers in shaping secondary acts of legislation, seeking to make batteries more sustainable at every point in the supply chain
25 MEPs have signed an open letter Frans Timmermans demanding measures to prohibit and reduce the unintentional release of micro- and nanoplastics during production processes.
As the EU decides on proposals for new legislation around packaging, 120 packaging associations have signed a joint letter that stresses the need to preserve the internal market legal basis in its entirety or risk ‘increasing fragmentation’
