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UK trails Europe in PV WEEE compliance
Following the inclusion of PV modules in national Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation
in February 2014, the UK and Netherlands currently lag
behind other European nations in legal compliance
WEEE law regulates the waste management of
PV modules and allied electrical equipment including
inverters at the end of their lifecycle. However, the number
of PV manufacturers and importers in Italy and France
meeting WEEE standards is estimated at 80 percent,
compared to just 10-50 percent in the UK and Holland.
Waste management scheme PV CYCLE has
expressed concern that nearly two years since the
introduction of new laws, large parts of the market are
still not meeting their legal and business obligations. In
2014 alone, 2.7GW of capacity installed across Europe is
believed to be non-compliant.
“Non-compliant companies burden both competitors
as well as customers with additional costs,” said Jan
Clyncke, managing director of PV CYCLE.
“A level playing field is hence key to PV companies
in the EU. But most importantly, failure to comply with
national WEEE obligations is ultimately a criminal
offence.”
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