WEEE review

 
 

WEEE review

29 Dec 2005

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Waste rule delay

Implementation of new rules on waste electrical products has been delayed.   Energy minister Malcolm Wicks has announced that progress on the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (known as WEEE) is to be reviewed immediately.   The directive requires producers to pay for treatment and recycling or recovery of all WEEE products.   Retailers have an obligation to offer take-back services to householders and will be providing a network of collection facilities where consumers can take back their WEEE for it to be collected separately from other municipal waste. The Minister claimed to have listened to the concerns expressed by both the business community and other stakeholders over the implementation process and have decided that more time is needed to get the implementation right.   "Although any further delay is regrettable, this will ultimately deliver far greater environmental benefits," he concluded.

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