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Weee directive focuses on greener future for producers

Friday 15 December, 2006

Rules for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Weee) directive have been published by the government, concerning the best ways to dispose of unwanted electrical products, such as printers, in an environmentally-friendly fashion.

From July next year, the responsibility of the costs for disposing of electrical products in this way will fall with the producer of the product, something science minister Malcolm Wicks has said will stop producers being able to "shirk this responsibility".

"Some responsible producers are already factoring the cost of recycling their product into the design process and recognise that caring about what happens to the goods they sell needn't cost the earth," Mr Wicks said.

IT and telecommunications equipment, such as printers, are covered by the Weee directive, as are household appliances, electrical tools, leisure equipment and medical equipment, among others.

This week in Japan the focus has also been on green technology, with some of the latest developments in the printer world being demonstrated at the Eco-Products 2006 exhibition in Tokyo.

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