2009年9月20日 星期日

11062006 英國知名大廠違反包材法規被判罰鍰

英國知名大廠違反包材法規被判罰鍰

英國北安普敦地方法院日前根據包裝材料法規,起訴了英國知名咖啡具生產商,由於該廠商未負起一定比例之包裝材料廢棄物再生或回收責任。

◎ 再生與回收
位於英國北安普敦郡的波頓(Bodum)公司,是世界著名的家居用品品牌,1944年創立於丹麥,其產品以設計簡約、貼心實用、富有創意著稱,創立六十多年以來一直深受世界各國好評。但是,英國波頓(Bodum)公司上星期遭到北安普敦地方法院判處罰金£12,000(英鎊),並且應支付勝訴者£1,125(英鎊)之訴訟費。

起源於丹麥的波頓(Bodum)公司,在2003年或2004年皆沒有符合包裝材料法規有關回收責任的要求,儘管該公司一年處理215公噸以上的包裝材料廢棄物,而且擁有驚人營業額, 2003年之營業額為£820萬(英鎊),2004年則為£780萬(英鎊)。

然而,根據英國波頓(Bodum)公司總經理珍 • 威爾金遜(Jane Wilkinson)表示,公司各部門經理並不了解公司應盡之責任。同時,她也認為,當包裝材料法規自1997年開始實施時,公司根本完全沒有接獲任何相關的資訊或通知。

根據包裝材料法規,任何一家公司一年處理超過50公噸的包裝材料,並且每年營業額超過£200萬(英鎊)的話,必須負起一定比例之包裝材料廢棄物再生及回收責任,或者支付回收處理費用。

英國波頓(Bodum)公司已承認環境保護局所提出「未向符合性回收體系或環境保護局辦理登記」之控訴,目前已經向符合性回收體系完成辦理登記。另外,該公司亦承認「未採取適當措施促進包裝材料廢棄物之再生及回收」以及「未提供檢驗證書給予環境保護局」之控訴。

◎ 責任
北安普敦地方法官表示英國波頓(Bodum)公司不僅沒有負起環境保護之責任,而且在2003年至2004年期間至少節省回收處理費用£1,997(英鎊)。保守估計自1999年至2005年為止避免支出總額大約為£11,641(英鎊)。

審理結束之後,環境保護局官員查理斯 • 菲力浦(Charles Phillips)指出:『包裝材料法規最主要目的是為了促進企業負起包裝材料廢棄物之回收責任,並且減少運送至垃圾掩埋場之包裝材料廢棄物數量。』

查理斯進一步補充說明:『無論如何,環境保護局一定會針對觸犯包裝材料法規之廠商採取實際行動以及提出控訴。』

備註:有關SGS包裝材料測試服務之詳細內容,請上本公司RoHS網站,RoHS相關服務項目之【包裝材料測試】瀏覽,網址:http://www.tw.sgs.com/rohs

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資料來源:《美國Letsrecycle.com網站》
詳細內容請參考:
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/news.jsp?story=6225


Firm fined for ignorance of packaging regulations

A kitchenware company that was unaware of its obligation to recover or recycle a percentage of its packaging waste has been prosecuted for ignoring regulations.

Bodum (UK) Ltd, of Swan Valley, Northampton, was fined £12,000 by Northampton Magistrates' Court last week and ordered to pay costs of £1,125.

The Danish-owned company did not meet its obligations in 2003 or 2004 despite handling over 215 tonnes of packaging waste a year and having a turnover of £8.2 million in 2003 and £7.8 million in 2004.

However, managing director Jane Wilkinson said that managers were unaware of the company's obligations, and suggested that the company may not have received appropriate information when the packaging regulations came in 1997.

Under the packaging regulations, any company handling more than 50 tonnes of packaging a year with an annual turnover of more than £2 million must recover and recycle a percentage of their packaging waste, or pay for it to be carried out.

Bodum (UK) Ltd, which is now registered with a compliance scheme, pleaded guilty to not registering with a compliance scheme or the Environment Agency. The company also pleaded guilty to not taking reasonable steps to recover and recycle packaging waste and to not providing the Environment Agency with a certificate of proof.

Duty

Northampton magistrates were told that Bodum (UK) Ltd has not only failed its environmental duty but also saved £1,997 during 2003 and 2004. A conservative estimate of the total sum avoided from 1999 to 2005 is about £11,641.

After the hearing Environment Agency officer Charles Phillips said: "The aim of these regulations is to make businesses the responsibility for the packaging used in their operations and reduce the amount of packaging waste going to landfill."

He added: "We will not hesitate to take action against companies who ignore the packaging rules."

Source:《Letsrecycle.com website at U.S.A.》
Detailed information, please refer to
http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/news.jsp?story=6225

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