July 24, 2007 11:54 am - [0 Comments]
Ireland is clamping down on waste exports from the country with a new set of regulations designed to encourage more responsible waste treatments. The new regulations, entitled Transfrontier Shipments, came into effect on July 12th, and hopes to deal with the 83 percent of waste that is exported out of the country for disposal every year.
Big-league companies join fight to reduce packaging waste
June 22, 2007 10:21 am - [0 Comments]
Some of the biggest manufacturers have signed up for the Government-backed project to take responsiblity for the packaging waste their products produce. Companies such as Coca-Cola and Nestle have put their names down for the Courtauld Commitment packaging reduction agreement.
The agreement aims to half packaging waste growth within a year, and reduce the waste by 2010.
New WEEE regulations seperate electronic recycling
June 15, 2007 1:04 pm - [0 Comments]
July 1st sees a new set of regulations for Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which will put the price of electronic recycling onto the major producers or importers of the items. They will be expected to pay the fees for responsible disposal or recycling of their goods, and the Environment Agency has reported that most major companies are already signed up.