WEEE could boost operators' profits
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OPERATORS STAND to gain more work when new rules over the collection and recycling of scrap electronic and electrical equipment are finally introduced in June next year.
That's the opinion of a leading waste management company which predicts that it will be more cost-effective for manufacturers and retailers to use general haulage firms rather than specialist waste contractors.
Another factor is the ease with which operators can set themselves up in the waste business.
One specialist waste operator says:"Moving scrap around is not a specialist skill and it is easy for hauliers to pay around £80 and set themselves up as a waste carrier.
"Somebody is going to have to transport the waste, which will probably be the likes of toasters and TVs."
However, waste management firm Cory Environmental, which was bought out by its managers from Exel last year,does not believe the new regulations will affect it.
-We can't see that there will be any new work for us as a result of the rules, a spokesman says."
Introduction of the rules on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have been postponed by six months from January 2006 while the legislation is drafted.
The directive is designed to address the environmental impact of electrical and electronic equipment and to promote its separate collection when it becomes waste.