Green Dot Malta to operate WEEE recycle scheme

Following the success of Greenpak's waste packaging scheme, Green Dot Malta Ltd has been awarded the Mepa permit to operate a non-profit WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) compliance scheme entitled WEEE Recycle.

The European Union's WEEE directive aims to prevent the waste of electrical and electronic equipment.

The directive primarily aims to promote re-use and recycling to reduce amounts of waste disposal, and seeks to improve the environmental performance of producers and customers alike.

The directive also puts the responsibility on the financing of WEEE recovery and recycling on the business community.

This directive applies to 10 categories of electrical and electronic equipment, from household appliances to medical devices, such as IT and telecommunications equipment, leisure, sports and lighting equipment, electrical and electronic tools, and automatic dispensers, among others.

Green Dot Malta chief executive Mario Schembri said: "There are currently no practical options for companies to fulfil the requirements of WEEE recycling.

"With many years of experience running a successful scheme for the recycling of products put on the market by many Maltese companies, Green Dot Malta has the right combination of technical expertise, international ass-ociation and local knowledge to ensure compliance at the least possible cost.

"Like what we have done with packaging waste, we see no reason why we cannot reproduce this success with WEEE."