WEEE

Charred remains of a battery
Newcastle recycling centre closed twice due to waste fire

Fires broke out at a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Walbottle, near Newcastle, on Tuesday (5 January).


Following the first fire, which was spotted at around 11.20 in the morning originating from waste compactors, which were crushing black bags of household waste, another broke out at around 1.20 in the afternoon.

Waste electronic and electrical equipment
UK worst offender for illegal e-waste exports, says EAC

Report by the parliamentary committee highlights poor practice in how the WEEE is managed, as well as failings in the current regulatory framework

Launch of the Highland WEEE scheme
ILM Highland announces new WEEE service

Initiative funded by Material Focus will collect and refurbish small electrical equipment for people in northern Scotland

EWWR 2020 logo
European Week of Waste Reduction launches for 12th year
By Resource |
20 November 2020 |
The week will run from 21-29 November and entail a range of awareness-raising events
WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By Resource |
6 November 2020 |
Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
E-waste dismantling in Delhi
Fund announced to support informal e-waste dismantling in India
By
Fiona Binns
| 6 November 2020 |
Innovate UK’s Global Challenge Fund awards £9.3 million funding to consortium to develop model to develop sector of informal dismantlers of e-waste.
Pile of lightbulbs
Lighting’s replaceable future – an online panel discussion
By
Fiona Binns
| 22 October 2020 |
Recolight is hosting an online panel discussion on how the lighting industry should go about moving towards a circular economy.
Industry calls for tougher action on WEEE treated as scrap metal
By
Charles Newman
| 7 October 2020 |
A new report published by WEEE Forum calls for action on the treatment of WEEE as scrap metal, urging competent authorities to penalise facilities that illegitimately incorporate WEEE into their unreported waste flows.
Chatham House
Paper calls for a circular and resilient Covid-19 recovery in Latin America
By
Fiona Binns
| 29 September 2020 |
Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.
Electrical waste
Material Focus to fund research into solutions for electrical waste
By
Fiona Binns
| 15 September 2020 |
Research funding launched by Material Focus aims to find solutions to address the 500,000 tonnes of electrical waste lost each year.
Lithium-ion batteries
Consortium to investigate battery waste fires
By
Fiona Binns
| 3 September 2020 |
An increasing amount of fires related to lithium-ion batteries has sparked an investigation from environmental consultancy Eunomia.
A collage of the main types of WEEE
Coronavirus sees Q2 WEEE collections fall short
By
Rob Cole
| 2 September 2020 |
The latest collection figures for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for the second quarter of 2020 have been missed due to the severe disruption caused by coronavirus, according to data released by the Environment Agency (EA).
ESA's campaign graphic
ESA to launch battery recycling campaign
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has announced early details of its new campaign to urge consumers to responsibly recycle batteries.
Piles of old computers.
Provisional WEEE Q2 figures show significant fall in collections
By
Rob Cole
| 13 August 2020 |
Collection targets for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for the second quarter of 2020 have been missed, according to provisional data released by the Environment Agency (EA).
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Most collection services now operating as normal, says survey
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
The latest ADEPT survey finds most waste collection services are now returning to normal after Covid-19.
Electronic waste
Global e-waste increases by 21 per cent in five years
By
Emma Love
| 3 July 2020 |
Global E-Waste Monitor 2020 has revealed a sharp rise in waste electrical and electronic waste, which is predominantly dumped or burned.
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 26 June 2020 |
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to accelerate the transition to a circular economy as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the climate crisis, reiterating its call for a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025.
A computer circuit board
UK households sitting on £17bn of small electricals, says report
By
Lidia Creech
| 25 June 2020 |
A new study by Material Focus reveals UK households could have made £17 billion from second hand resale value of the old small electricals lying around their home – around £620 per household. 
The Houses of Parliament
Brexit risk to waste and resources increasing, says Greener UK
By
Rob Cole
| 22 June 2020 |
The risk posed to the waste and resources sector by Brexit has increased over the last few months, with the UK falling further behind EU standards and ambition, according to Greener UK’s latest Brexit Risk Tracker.
Louise Grantham, CEO of REPIC
The impact of Covid-19 on the UK WEEE sector
By
Louise Grantham
| 12 June 2020 |
Louise Grantham, Chief Executive of REPIC, explores the impact of Covid-19 on the WEEE sector and how the recycling supply chain has been dealing with its effects.
Most WEEE to be classed as hazardous, says EA
Most WEEE to be treated as hazardous, says EA
By
Rob Cole
| 10 June 2020 |
Most classes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the UK must now be classed as hazardous waste or containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) unless it can be proved otherwise, according to updated guidance by the Environment Agency (EA).
WEEE section at an HWRC
WEEE compliance fee to take Covid-19 into account, says Defra
By
Rob Cole
| 9 June 2020 |
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced yesterday (8 June) that any methodology for calculating the 2020 waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee will take the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic into account.