The Scrap Metal Dealers Bill has continued its progress through Parliament, having now passed through the Lords Committee Stage, reports UK scrap metal recycling specialist Collect and Recycle (https://www.collectandrecycle.com). It means that the Private Member’s Bill that was proposed by Richard Ottoway MP now simply requires a third reading in...
2012 levels of business-to-business WEEE collection fall compared to 2011
There was a drop in the recycling rate for business-to-business waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the first three quarters of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, reports computer disposal specialist Collect and Recycle (https://www.collectandrecycle.com). The Environment Agency data suggests that much remains to be done if...
Do you know about the scrap metal recycling cash ban?
Do you know that it’s now against the law for cash payments to be made between scrap metal recycling customers and dealers? As of the 3rd December last year, there has been a cash ban on scrap metal recycling in a bid to tackle the increasing problem of metal theft...