COMPLIANCE FEE HINDERS UK E-SCRAP RECYCLERS

摘要

UK compliance schemes collected 494 976 tonnes of end-of-life electronics last year. The Environment Agency says this represents 90% of the EU's mandatory target of 550 577 tonnes. The 2019 total was up slightly, by 2 000 tonnes, but it marks the third consecutive year the UK has missed the 65% put-on-market (POM) collection target outlined in the WEEE Directive. Industry sources note that 'virtually all other EU countries' were similarly unable to achieve the goal for 2019.