Under an NBA 2K16 MT overhauled law

Under an NBA 2K16 MT overhauled law, passed by the European Parliament this month,larger electronics retailers will soon have to take back yourbusted old gadgets so they can be safely recycled.</p><p>Any electrical store with a shop floor of over 400 square metreswill have to accept small items like mobile phones and MP3 players.Customers won't have to pay up, and the shop can't force you to buya replacement device. It's part of the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE) legislation, which was overhauled by the European Parliamenton 19 January. The updated rules will force retailers to becomerecycling hot spots and increase the waste responsibilities ofmember states. All 27 EU member states will have to dramatically increase theamount of electronic waste they collect. Right now, the law saysthat countries must collect four kilogram of junk gadgets perperson per year. That's changing, and by 2016 most states will have to collect 45tonnes of waste for every 100 tonnes of electronic goods put onsale three years previously. (Some states that have just joined theEU are being given until 2021).

By 2019 the target will move again. From then, member stateswill have to collect 65 percent of electronic goods from the lastthree years. Alternatively, they can collect a flat rate of 85percent of all electronic waste generated. The legislation is an attempt to catch up with the growingamount of electrical rubbish. The current four-kilograms-per-personlaw sees about two million tonnes collected of the 10 milliontonnes of e-waste that are generated each year. By 2020, it'sestimated that the volume of electrical garbage will rise to 12million tonnes. "Currently only one third of electrical and electronic waste inthe European Union is reported by EU member states to be separatelycollected and appropriately treated," said environment commissioner Janez Poto?nik. "The new WEEEDirective will also give EU member states the tools to fightillegal export of waste more effectively."The refreshed law has been approved by Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.It will then need to be formally adopted by the Council ofMinisters in the coming weeks before it becomes enshrined in EUlaw.