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ELV directive or car recycling

Lucia September 26, 2008 automotive, legislation, recycling

Today I shall talk about another waste directive, the one dealing with vehicles, commonly known as the ELV directive, or directive 2000/53/EC. Similarly to the WEEE directive, the ELV directive promotes waste reduction, sets progressive recovery and recycling targets and puts responsibility on vehicles producers

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Europe, waste and legislation

Lucia September 9, 2008 environment, legislation, recycling

A bit lost about the legal status of your rubbish? Believe me, you are not alone! The European Union has many different directives legislating the “waste” issue

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Recycled plastics in food contact applications

Lucia August 13, 2008 legislation, packaging, plastic

In March 2008 the European Commission adopted Regulation EC 282/2008, setting out the requirements for recycled plastics to be used in food contact applications. The aim of the regulation is to level the field accross Europe, since up to now the legal status of recycled plastics varied from country to country

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WEEE and RoHS: How they affected plastics in electronics?

Lucia August 6, 2008 electronics, legislation, recycling

How the electronics market is changing its approach to sustainability, forced mainly by legislation like WEEE and RoHS. When talking about electronics, many products are included: mobiles, computers, DVD and CD players, etc

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