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Hauliers in the recycling business could benefit from more work
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if ambitious new targets for recycling electronic and electrical goods are met. The European Parliament is reviewing the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive after the EC admitted the legislation failed to achieve its goals.
At a debate in the Environment Committee this month, a target of 65% of goods to be recycled by 2016 was proposed. A report is due later this month, which is likely to place more responsibility on manufacturers to collect and dispose of large goods, such as fridges, at the end of their life. The issue is not expected to reach a vote in the parliament until next May.
"WEEE was a new directive and anomalies appeared," said MEP Karl-Heinz Florenz, rapporteur for the report, "Electronic waste has increased in volume, and it needs to be disposed of and recycled. The first directive was not very successful only 40% of equipment going through the retail chain went through this process: 33% in reality. It's bad. We'd like to have another go."