Publications
Environment Agency WEEE presentation
Presentation by Jane Skinner of the Environment Agency providing important new guidance on obligations for B2B WEEE at the workshop for Producer Compliance Schemes on 14 February 2007.
ENVIRON guidance note for B2B EEE producers
ENVIRON guidance note highlighting the implications for producers who wish to use their own arrangements for WEEE collection, treatment, and recycling.
UK Government WEEE and RoHS guidelines
UK government WEEE and RoHS guidelines.
Guidelines for chief executives
Guidelines for technical and marketing directors
European Union Directives
Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council.
WEEE Directive
Amendment to Article 9 of the WEEE Directive
RoHS Directive
Reducing B2B WEEE costs by Eco-Design
Aidan Turnbull presents ways of reducing B2B WEEE costs through EcoDesign.
Producer beware
Environmental Business Magazine, February 2007
In an article for Environment Business, Vic Clements, ENVIRON Senior Manager, clears up the confusion regarding the role of producer compliance schemes.
WEEE lands
Electronics Weekly, 07 February 2007
Vic Clements provides useful guidance to producers of business equipment on how to meet their new obligations under the UK WEEE Regulations.
Delivering advantage
Environmental Business Magazine, March 2005
Highlights how EcoDesign can be used to reduce the costs of compliance with the WEEE Directive, reduce product manufacturing and assembly costs and gain market advantage by promoting a green image to customers.
WEEE Directive impact on business-to-business firms
Electronics Weekly, December 2004
Dr. Aidan Turnbull discusses the impact of the WEEE directive on business-to-business firms.
A design for life
IEE Engineering Management, April / May 2005
Dr. Aidan Turnbull highlights how designing products to be more recyclable can help companies reduce compliance costs for the WEEE Directive and gain CSR marketing advantages.
Sustainable production
Environment Business Magazine, May 2004
Ensuring that your business development strategy is aligned with government policy and frameworks is an important aspect of continued business success - it pays to know which way the winds of change are blowing.
Cutting the costs of WEEE and RoHS
Electronics Weekly, 07 February 2007
Dr. Aidan Turnbull explains why electrical and electronics companies need to take action now to minimize forthcoming compliance costs.
B2B WEEE options
Dr Aidan Turnbull explains the options available to producers of business-to-business EEE for compliance with the WEEE Directive across the EU Member States.
Integrated pan-European Product Compliance
Howard Stimpson explains the challenges for companies to comply with WEEE, Batteries and Packaging legislation in all 27 EU Member States and options for implementing an integrated approach to manage WEEE, Batteries and Packaging producer compliance across Europe.
ENVIRON’s Integrated pan-European Product Compliance Services webinar
New requirements for batteries producers in Slovakia
May 2011
At the end of 2010, the European Commission sent Slovakia a ‘Reasoned Opinion’, the first step towards infringement proceedings, for not having correctly transposed the WEEE and Batteries Directives. Drafting of a new Waste Act began in early 2011.
UK company fined for non-compliance with Packaging Regulations
1 April 2011
The UK Environment Agency has recently fined a producer £15,000 plus £1,670 costs for failing to comply with the UK Packaging Regulations in 2007 and 2008.
ENVIRON approved as service provider by US Commercial Service
The US Commercial Service is part of the US Department of Commerce and its role is to anticipate and respond to the needs of US exporters to the European Union, especially new-to-export, small and medium sized businesses, as well as US businesses already operating in the EU.
New requirements for WEEE collection in Italy
14 September 2011
Changes in Italian legislation mean waste take-back and transport will soon be subject to notification requirements under the System to Trace Collection and Transport of Waste (SISTRI) for certain types and producers of waste in Italy, including WEEE.
B2BWEEE-Scheme continues to be approved
1 October 2011
ENVIRON’s UK WEEE Producer Compliance Scheme, B2BWEEE-Scheme continues to be approved by the Environment Agency for the 2012 to 2014 compliance periods. The UK Environment Agency noted in recent correspondence that our scheme arrangements were ‘very robust’.
What our clients say
Incorporating the ENVIRON web-based WEEE compliance system into our company's website was straightforward. The WEEE web pages look great and provide our customers with a very easy method for properly disposing of their waste instruments.
Customer relationship module adds marketing benefits
Demand for our web system for managing WEEE compliance across Europe continues to grow. After piloting with several clients, this week we launched a new customer relationship module which adds valuable marketing benefits.
US Commercial Service teams up with ENVIRON for WEEE webinar
The US Commercial Service and ENVIRON provide a webinar on WEEE take-back for B2B products in Europe.
ENVIRON provides batteries compliance guidance at European Environmental Seminar
Barcelona - November 2011
Howard Stimpson, Senior Consultant in ENVIRON’s WEEE, RoHS and EcoDesign practice area in Bath, UK recently presented on challenges to meet EU batteries producer compliance at the Annual European Environmental Seminar of a Fortune 500 company.
For further information, please contact Howard Stimpson
Senior Consultant in WEEE, RoHS & EcoDesign on +44 (0)1225 748420
