EU TO BETTER MANAGE E-WASTE UNDER WEEE LEGISLATION
January 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
MORE metal scraps from broken or end-of-life phones, appliances and other gadgets will soon be collected and recycled following the European Parliament's approval today Thursday (January 19) of new tougher European Union (EU) e-waste targets
These had been previously agreed with the EU Council of Ministers and so the new minimum collection rates are expected to rubber stamped by a council meeting in the near future: both ministers and MEPs must agree on the proposals to pass them.
Their update to the EU's waste electrical and electronic equipment ...
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