DEFRA are to lower WEEE targets in 2018.
The suggested reduction comes on the back of official statistics which showed that UK producer compliance schemes (PCSs) missed their target for 2017 by more than 15%. A total of 522,901 tonnes of WEEE was collected.
A provisional UK WEEE collection target for 2018 has been set at 532,818 tonnes. This is 9,917 tonnes higher than the total amount of household WEEE collected by Producer Compliance Schemes last year.
Compliance schemes will now have an opportunity to review the targets before they are agreed.
