WEEE
Directive 2003
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is the fastest
growing element in the municipal waste stream. There are many
hazardous substances used in IT equipment including lead, cadmium,
mercury, bromine compounds and arsenic.
Disposal poses a real threat of pollution to our water, air
and land. The EC has issued the WEEE Directive that aims to reduce
the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment.
This
must be transposed into member state legislation by August
2004.
The WEEE Directive sets targets that 65% of IT equipment must
be recycled and materials such as CRT's, LCD displays,
printed circuit boards, batteries and flame retardant plastics
be pre-treated before disposal.
By using RDC's services, your organisation can provide
demonstrable compliance to the WEEE Directive. RDC already
exceed the WEEE Directive requirements. RDC are the first UK
IT Company
to recycle over 90% of redundant IT equipment, with the
remainder being recovered resulting in 0% to land fill.
Request RDC's Legislative Update on the WEEE Directive.
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Environmental Protection Act 1990
Organisations have a duty of care to ensure that wastes are consigned to registered carriers
and properly stored and disposed of at appropriately licensed facilities. Directors, Managers
and other employees who deal with environmental waste matters
can all be held liable and face fines and imprisonment if laws are
broken.
Through our services, organisations can ensure complete
compliance to the rising mountain of environmental legislation.
RDC audits all key suppliers and waste processors to verify the
quality of supply chain partners. In turn, the British Standards
Institute regularly audits RDC in accordance with our
ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ISO 9001 (quality management) certification.
Request RDC's Environmental Legislation Update Briefings.
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Landfill Regulations 2002
The Landfill (England & Wales) Regulations 2002 came into
force on 15th June 2002 to reduce the negative environmental
effects of landfill. Certain hazardous wastes are prohibited
from landfills and pre-treatment of wastes prior to landfill
is required.
Through our services, organisations can ensure compliance with
the rising mountain of environmental legislation. RDC audits
all key suppliers and waste processors to verify the quality
of supply chain partners. In turn, the British Standards
Institute regularly audits RDC in accordance with our ISO 14001
(environmental
management), ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certification.
Request RDC's Environmental Legislation Update briefings.
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