The WEEE directive: Keith Dolby explains why UK firms will find that the costs of asset disposal fall on them, not on the provider, unless they improve their records.
Financial Management (UK) › Nbr. 2008, April 2008
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The WEEE directive: Keith Dolby explains why UK firms will find that the costs of asset disposal fall on them, not on the provider, unless they improve their records.
The implications of the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive seem to have passed unnoticed by most UK businesses. And why not? The legislation states firmly that the responsibility for disposal rests with suppliers and distributors.
But endemic poor asset management means that this is a burden that will pass directly to many firms' bottom lines. Most businesses find that more than ten per cent of assets on their register no longer exist and they lack any component-level recordi...See the full content of this document
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