A slowdown of mobile phone upgrade cycles has helped cut CO2 emissions in half, according to a Green Alliance report, which also reveals customers want to use their phones for longer.

REPIC CEO Dr Philip Morton explains how the 2015 WEEE compliance fee works to improve collection of e-waste.

Resource dials up some electronics producers to see how they view the UK producer responsibility system and what a more circular future will entail.

Plastic recycling company MBA Polymers has started commercial production of a new recycled polymer produced from shredded end-of-life waste electronic and electronic equipment.

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has confirmed increased 2016 WEEE collection targets following the release of new data for 2015.

The Environmental Regulation team responsible for WEEE and ELV regulations is to transfer from BIS to Defra from 1 April.

In 2015, 521,609 tonnes of household WEEE was collected for recycling by Producer Compliance Schemes and their members, a six per cent increase from 2014, according to Environment Agency data.

A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including a merger for the owner of Dennis Eagle, an app helping Derry residents to recycle, a WEEE collection event and this year's RECOUP Conference.

The lifespans of electrical and electronic appliances are becoming shorter, a new study commissioned by the German Environment Agency has revealed.

‘WEEE Love Robots’ event in Cheshire aimed to promote the importance of recycling, reuse and repair of electrical and electronic goods