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Value of electronic waste
publication date: Dec 31, 2011
More than £220m could be generated from almost a quarter of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) thrown out each year, according to a report from WRAP.
Looking at the potential reuse value for WEEE items disposed of by consumers at household waste recycling centres and through local authority-run bulky waste collections, WRAP's research concluded that 23% of WEEE could be recycled and sold on. These calculations were based on annual totals of 348,000 tonnes of WEEE taken to recycling sites, and a further 149,000 tonnes gathered in bulky waste collections. As a result, WRAP has said there is a potential to create high resale value from repair, refurbishment and open market resale and wants more action to be taken to promote the reuse of WEEE. http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?src=nl&id=21530 |