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Electrical waste – challenges and opportunities, an independent study on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) flows ...Read more Electrical waste – challenges and opportunities, an independent study on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) flows in the UK

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This is the report of an independent study of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) flows in the UK. The objective of the study was to develop a robust inventory of the different routes by which EEE and WEEE flow through the UK economy, as a basis for recommendations to improve recycling. There is known to be a discrepancy between the amount of electrical and electronic equipment sold (put on the market) in the UK and the amount of WEEE reported as collected and treated. A widely cited explanation for this has been that a significant amount of activity related to EEE has not been reported. Material Focus commissioned Anthesis Group, with the University of Lancaster, Repic and Valpak, to produce a consolidated picture of unreported WEEE collection and processing in the UK. The study was to characterise the types of undocumented collection and treatment of WEEE and quantify undocumented flows; and identify actors involved in unreported WEEE collection and treatment.

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Author(s)
Mark Sayers
Richard Peagam
Year
2020
Publisher
Material Focus
Commissioning organization
Material Focus
Authors’ organization
Anthesis (UK) Ltd
Number of pages
159
URL
https://www.materialfocus.org.uk/report-and-research/electrical-waste-challenges-opportunities-2/
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