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| Title: | Product-related Emissions Reduction Framework (PERF) |
| Organisation: | Carbon Trust |
| Issued: | 18 March 2008 |
| Deadline: | 02 April 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Carbon Trust is developing a Product-related Emissions Reduction Framework. The purpose of this document is to support the continuous reduction of product life cycle GHG emissions. This is achieved by establishing the basis for robust and consistent information about reduction achievements and commitments, from which consumers, companies and other stakeholders can make purchasing and business decisions. |
| Title: | PAS 2050 Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services |
| Author: | BSI |
| Issued: | 20 February 2008 |
| Deadline: | 28 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | BSI are currently working with the Carbon Trust and Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) to continue the development of Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 2050 for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. This consultation is the second of a broad two-stage consultation process on PAS 2050. |
| Title: | Implementation of the Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators Directive (2006/66/EC) |
| Author: | Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) |
| Issued: | 08 January 2008 |
| Deadline: | 07 March 2008 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | This consultation seeks views on options for implementing the requirements of Directive 2006/66/EC on Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators in the UK. At this stage, Government are not consulting on draft Regulations. Responses to this consultation on options for implementation will inform Government decisions on the content of legislation to transpose the Directive into national law. There will be further public consultation on draft Regulations in due course. |
| Title: | A Consultation on the Changes to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations SI 2006/1463 |
| Organisation: | BERR |
| Issued: | 06 September 2007 |
| Deadline: | 29 November 2007 CLOSED |
| Synopsis: | The Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) is seeking the views of producers of electrical and electronic equipment (as defined in Regulation 3 of the Regulations) and others on proposed amendments to the RoHS Regulations. The proposed changes are limited to two areas. These are the way in which the Regulations refer to those applications of hazardous substances that are exempt from the RoHS Directive, and the provisions dealing with the investigation and enforcement of... (4 words more) |
Northern Ireland based eco-company Irish Polymers began trading seven years ago and collected plastic bottles for recycling from 12 sites spread across three local council areas. The operation has... (442 words more)