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EERA new president Kurt Kyck, KMK Metals recycling
31 October 2019 -
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Kurt Kyck Announced as new President of European Electronics Recycling Association
October, 14 2019
Managing Director of Ireland’s leading metals and electronics recycling company, KMK Metals Recycling Ltd, Mr. Kurt Kyck, has been announced at the new president of the European Electronics Recycling Association (EERA).
Following a vote taken by EERA board members at a meeting in Amsterd...
International E- Waste day 2019
26 September 2019 -
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The vision of EERA is for a circular economy where WEEE is managed as a resource and is returned into the economy as equipment for reuse or as a raw material. A circular economy with market actors cooperating along the value chain, an appropriate and enforced legal framework, better collection processes, mandatory treatment standards based on Best Available Technologies - BAT, era...
CEWASTE stakeholder consultation October 22, 2019
25 September 2019 -
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The consortium partners are pleased to announce that the key components of the first draft of the CEWASTE voluntary certification scheme are now almost ready for discussion. In order to ensure broad acceptance of the essentials of this scheme through transparent process and to allow contribution from a wide range of stakeholders, we have organised a consultation meeting at which this initial dr...
EERA at the International Congress on Battery Recycling
25 September 2019 -
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The 24th International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR was held in Lyon, France from September 19 to 20, 2019. EERA had the opportunity to speak about recyclers’ problems with batteries in WEEE. EERA Senior Expert Manfred Fahrner gave a presentation and took part on panel discussion on the future of battery collection and recycling. Manfred presented some provocative thesis, he accuse...
PolyCE's: workshop on Circular Design
25 September 2019 -
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Making a business case for recycled plastics.
The Philips Global Headquarter in Amsterdam was the scene of a technical workshop called Circular design of electrical and elecrtronic equipment: "The post-consumer recycled plastics challenge". More than 40 participants representing the entire electronics value chain in EU, came together for an interactive workshop to discuss best practices ...