Norfolk’s WEEE stays local with new HWRC contract

15th May 2014 With Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) having taken over the management of 19 Norfolk County Council Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in Norfolk on 1st April, all household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is being...
BIS issues guidance on WEEE regulations

BIS issues guidance on WEEE regulations

10th April 2014 The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published a guidance note last month to help organisations and individuals to comply with the WEEE Regulations 2013 which came into effect on 1st January 2014. The guidance covers businesses,...

Wiser takes on apprentice

22nd January 2014 Wiser Recycling has taken on an apprentice through the Government backed National Apprenticeship Service which is designed to increase apprenticeship opportunities in the UK. The apprentice, Jake John, is based at Wiser Recycling’s new Approved...

New WEEE Regulations from 1st January 2014

20th December 2013 The new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 came into force in the UK on 1st January 2014. The regulations incorporate a number of changes following the recast EU WEEE Directive and to address producer concerns that the...