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News Release from: RFI Global Services | Subject: Environmental consultancy and training packages
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 May 2004
Packages offer help with eco compliance
A new range of consultancy and training services in environmental regulations, electronics recycling and eco design aims to help manufacturers comply with recent legislation.
A new range of consultancy and training services in environmental regulations, electronics recycling and eco design aims to help manufacturers comply with recent legislation The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/95/EC (RoHS) Directives were published in February 2003 and, when implemented, will have far reaching effects on manufacturers across the design, manufacturing, marketing, finance and management functions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Longer term there is a proposal for Eco Design Requirements for Energy Using Products Directive, for which manufacturers will need to prepare and comply.
Under these directives it will be mandatory for manufacturers to be managing and funding the collection and treatment (recycling/recovery) of their products by 13th August 2005.
Products within the scope will have to be marked and information provided to users, treatment facilities and agencies from 13th August 2005.
Manufacturers must meet recovery and recycling targets (percentage by average weight of appliances) by 31st December 2006.
These new laws on material content and recycling of electrical and electronic goods have been brought in to protect the environment and make manufacturers responsible for organising and financing the recovery and recycling of their products.
The EuP Directive will add mandatory eco design requirements across the whole product life cycle.
As more than 80% of the environmental impact of products is determined at the design stage, it will become vital for designers and engineers to develop new expertise in eco design.
To help manufacturers increase their understanding, skills and prepare for these new responsibilities, RFI has launched a range of environmental consultancy and training packages.
The consultancy services available include legislation gap analysis, EMS gap analysis, ecological profiling of product, implementation and eco-design programmes, and a full compliance management programme.
RFI is one of only a few organisations currently offering training in directives and impacts - WEEE/RoHS, EuP (energy using products), eco- design, EMS and compliance management.
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