A report from the United Nations in 2019 placed the UK in second place for the most waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) per person. Generating 23.9kg of WEEE per person, the UK has received a great deal of opposition for its lax stance on e-waste. France has already started planning...
Fridges Containing Pentane To Be Considered As Hazardous Waste says Environment Agency
The Environment Agency has announced the classification of newer fridges that contain Pentane or Cyclo-Pentane, no longer to be considered as WEEE, these fridges should now be treated as hazardous waste. Used as refrigerants in the cooling system or a blowing agent in the insulating foam, Pentane or Cyclo-Pentane was...