WEEE, oui!

by Lucy Meek

France generates more than 14 kilogrammes of WEEE per person per year. Lucy Meek visited Envie 2e’s warehouse
in Lille, North-West France, to learn more about WEEE recycling in the region

Yeux Envie

As products’ lifecycles become ever shorter, the pile of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) devices becomes ever larger. In France alone, 1.7 million tonnes of the stuff arise each year (up from 1.3 million three years ago). And, like the rest of Europe, the country is subject to the requirements of the WEEE Directive...

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