WEEE
UN concerned about growing e-waste “tsunami”
May 14, 2015
Global e-waste is expected to reach 50 million tonnes by 2017, and India is said to be a “major destination for European waste”. Blue and Green Tomorrow and The Hindu reported on the effects of e-waste, with the UN expressing “grave concerns” about the increase in e-waste being “illegally dumped in developing countries”. With levels […]
Slovenia taken to court over WEEE failures
May 1, 2015
The European Commission is acting over the country’s “failures to enact EU legislation” regarding WEEE. Balkans.com reported on the move by the European Commission to take Slovenia to court, due to its failure to impose EU legislation “on the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment waste”. The punishment for the lack of imposition in terms […]
