People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threatening the industry

Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by Joeri on Thursday June 21, 2018 @12:42AM (#17362219)

That’s what the WEEE directive has implemented in the EU since 2005. Electrical goods have the recycling cost baked into the price and stores are used as collection points with manufacturers either organizing their own recycling program (e.g. apple) or relying on a recycling organization to do it for them.

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Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by cobbzilla on Thursday June 21, 2018 @01:39AM (#17362424)

Sounds like a good move in the right direction. Is the system working well? Does it apply to all electric things?

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Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by Symbiote on Thursday June 21, 2018 @01:55AM (#17362478)

Have a look on any nearby electronics, if there's a symbol of a crossed out rubbish bin, often with "EU ONLY" printed underneath, then WEEE apples.

How well it works depends on the country or area. Here in Copenhagen, most apartment blocks have an electronics/electrical bin, so presumably the recycling rate is very high. However, the reuse rate might be lower -- I've taken a few fully-working things out of the bin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electroni...

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