WEEE recycling target poised to hike up to 85%

The European Parliament has voted to raise the collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from 65% to 85%, reports edie.

The parliament's environment committee voted overwhelmingly in favour for the collection target to come into effect by 2016, as part of a recast of the WEEE Directive. The target would apply to all member states and would be based on the total amount of WEEE generated.

A separate reuse target of 5% has also been endorsed, but disagreements still remain between the European Parliament and environment ministers in the EU Council over how precisely the targets should be calculated.

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