The EC has threatened legal action against the UK government for being slow to incorporate a new waste recycling dir- ective into UK law. The regulations could increase costs for IT kit, but experts said current uncertainties are making it hard for firms to predict the cost of compliance.
The EC last week sent warning letters to eight EU states, including the UK. It emphasised that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive should have passed into national laws b...
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