The European Parliament passed a part of a draft law on April 10, demanding that appliance manufacturers in EU member states pay for the recycling of used products. The law will begin in 2005 to regulate people's behavior in the collection and recycling of used electrical appliances.
Household appliances such as toasters, tumble dryers, lawn mowers, and water bottles in its member states are likely to rise in price.
Peter Carver, president of the British Household Electrical Appliance Manufacturers Association, believes that there is no problem in raising funds for recycling of future products, but how to make payments for discarding current goods has caused British people to feel a headache. Old appliances have been shelved in residents' homes, so people should charge for selling home appliances. For example, when people purchase home appliances such as new washing machines, irons or vacuum cleaners, they have to pay for discarding them in the future.
Increase recycling costs and reduce the amount of potentially hazardous waste shipped to landfills. This is a priority in the EU's green agenda.
Many of the household items can be sold as scrap metal, such as copper in electrical wires, platinum in computer hard drives, and can be sold as scrap metal. Other household items consist of plastic, glass, or polyvinyl chloride, which undergo some processing before they are recycled.
This law of the European Union has added environmental protection to the household appliances industry. For example, a British company that manufactures bagless vacuum cleaners praised the EU’s new environmental posture and stated that it will continue to work hard to make its products recyclable.
The electronics industry alliance is located in London and its environmental affairs officer Hugh Pelt reminds people of "orphans", the waste left by some manufacturers. These manufacturers quickly out of the market to avoid paying back fees. The EU's current draft law deals with this issue by explicitly specifying that manufacturers pay for their products, thus replacing the way in which the 15 member states pay each year to protect the 6 million pieces of electrical appliances discarded.
This EU green law affects at least 10,000 companies. Their department is worth more than 500 billion euros each year.
The British Retail Consortium represents 90% of the country's retailers. It believes that the European Union's directive will not lead to price increases for household appliances.