EU COMMISSION LAUNCHED WASTE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE REVIEW
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has already started reviewing the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive, whose provisions are only now bedding in. Facing complaints from recyclers, businesses and local authoritues about the law's complexities and the contrasting implementation amongst the European Union's (EU) 25 member states, Brussels is reassessing its terms. A Commission note said the review would "examine the possibilities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the directive in achieving its environmental goals ...
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