Abstract
From June 2006 the European Union's Waste, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive will come into force in the UK and will require manufacturers to pay for at least the collection of their products at end-of-life from central points as well as meet the cost of targets for re-use, recycling and recovery. It is not the only new directive to come into force during 2006. The Reduction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive means that products containing restricted substances will have to be redesigned or withdrawn by July this year. Sustainable product design requires input and support from all parts of the company in order to gather a variety of information and ideas, allocate resources such as dedicated staff time, as well as reaching agreeable outcomes on any design changes that may seriously impact on the business. It is therefore vital that senior management commitment be secured in progressing these actions.
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