| Introduction |
| This
site links to a paper
produced by The Department of Trade and Industry in consultation with
Government Departments and colleagues in the Scottish Executive, the
National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Executive. |
| The
paper
summarises and considers the proposals put forward on 13 June by the
European Commission. It invites comments on the likely impact of the
proposals on the UK, to enable the Government to take an informed
view during negotiations on the Directives. |
| Why? |
Why
focusing on this revenue stream? |
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This
is a growing sector, the quantity of waste electrical and electronic
equipment is expected to increase significantly. |
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The
potential to increase reuse, recovery and recycling rates. |
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Hazardous
materials not currently catered for in electrical and electronic
equipment.. |
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We
have provided a sumamry of the directives overleaf, with links to
the full .pdf documentation >>
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