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News Release from: Repic
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Scheme calls calls for local authority
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Repic is ready to open negotiations with local authorities on the development of designated collection facilities.
Repic, the not-for-profit recycling body set up by 45 of the UK's leading electrical goods producers, wants to open negotiations with local authorities on the development of designated collection facilities (DCFs) Repic, representing 80% of the industry will be responsible for the majority of these contracts in the UK
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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In its proposals it would offer collection from any local authority designated collection facility that meets the criteria laid down by the Government, free of charge.
Its contractors would, again free of charge to local authorities, provide up to five separate containers, appropriately sised to comply with existing and proposed environmental regulations, to those sites classed as local authority DCFs.
The producer led compliance scheme believes this approach would be the most cost effective solution.
Repic proposes that if the site is too small to accommodate these containers, five separate "piles" of WEEE could be collected in a "round robin" fashion.
Repic's approach is to try to ensure minimum disruption, so these separate groups are based around what in the main already happens because of existing /pending legislation, or existing contracts and the technologies available to treat WEEE.The proposed groups (subject to regulatory approval) are: cooling appliances (fridges/freezers); other large domestic appliances (cookers, dishwashers, washing machines, tumble driers, microwaves etc); cathode ray tubes (TVs and monitors); small domestic and mixed appliances (tools etc); and lighting (fluorescent tubes and energy saving lamps).
Phil Morton, Repic's Chief Executive, said: "Time is ticking by and we need to start taking decisions about how the WEEE Directive will work in reality".
"As a compliance scheme currently representing 80% by weight of those affected by this legislation, we believe that our proposal offers the least cost, least hassle, solution for all parties involved".
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