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News Release from: National Recycling Awards
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Recycling awards expand to cover WEEE
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Now in their eighth year, the UK National Recycling Awards organised by "Materials Recycling Week" are widely recognised as the stamp of excellence in the recycling industry.
Now in their eighth year, the UK National Recycling Awards organised by "Materials Recycling Week" are widely recognised as the stamp of excellence in the recycling industry This year a new category has been added - the Repic award for Electrical and Electronic Recycler of the Year
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Jane Rayner, Chair of the judges and Group Editor for "Materials Recycling Week" said: "Waste electrical electronic equipment (WEEE) will be disposed of and treated differently in the future".
"This new category will reward those who are already making inroads to make these changes and help to ensure best practice is highlighted to the whole sector".
"Past winners of National Recycling Awards have been contacted frequently by others keen to gain their knowledge on specific projects, and have found that the recognition of winning a National Recycling Award has helped in attaining funding for future development and winning tenders, as well as providing a well-earned boost to staff".
Despite delays to implementation of the WEEE Directive in the UK, companies and organisations are working towards collecting electrical good for a variety of uses.
Electrical manufacturers are reviewing the design process for products that will come to the market in the future, while reprocessors have been developing ways of tackling the different materials found in products and new uses for this secondary material.
Community groups have had re-use initiatives - particularly for domestic appliances - for a number of years, working closely with local communities in helping the long-term unemployed.
Local authorities will be integral to the collection process to comply with the directive, and many have run schemes to see how the general public will dispose of unwanted electrical products.
The entries will be judged in September by a panel of industry professionals including: Lee Marshall, Chairman, Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee; Dr Jane Gilbert, Chief Executive, Composting Association; Andrew Braund, Head of Health and Safety, Confederation of Paper Industries; Trevor Hay, Inspector, Waste Management and Recycling Section, Health and Safety Executive; Cam Matheson, Project Manager, East London Community Recycling Partnership and Michael Philpott, President, Chartered Institution of Waste Management.
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