Machine Industries — industry

Removing steel safeguards leaves the industry at risk of collapse It is essential for the UK government to extend steel safeguards beyond their June 2021 expiry date, or we risk job losses and endangering this treasured British industry. British made steel is one of the pillars that built this great nation to what it is today, contributing £2 billion to the UK economy in 2020 alone. The British steel industry produces enough for 70% of the UK’s annual requirement of crude steel each year. With 96% of it used in construction and infrastructure recycled and used, over and over. Yet,...

INDUSTRY CALLS FOR TOUGHER ACTION ON WEEE TREATED AS SCRAP METAL Hazardous waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is being handled as scrap metal across Europe due to insufficient regulation and monitoring. According to the WEEE Forum, operators of WEEE collection and processing sites are not accurately documenting and managing WEEE. In a report, ‘WEEE in metal scrap: Issues associated with the treatment of WEEE as metal scrap and how to address them', the industry body finds that producer responsibility organisations (PROs) are not getting reliable information about the amount of WEEE that is sent on as scrap metal without adequate...