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Listing of all 18 news releases from RAL: Quality Assurance Association:
RAL praise for German and Austrian governments
Two official responses to the European WEEE Directive contain clear statements regarding the treatment of waste refrigeration appliances containing either chlorofluorocarbons or hydrocarbons
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 8 July 2008)
Study sheds light on hydrocarbon refrigeration
A discussion paper on hydrocarbon refrigeration appliances from Christopher Becker of the RAL Quality Assurance Association for the Demanufacture of Refrigeration Equipment
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 1 July 2008)
Environmental scandal: CFC recycling saboteurs
User application article Germany is acting incompetently in the control of CFC recycling: large quantities of the highly dangerous, ozone-depleting greenhouse gas are emitted to the atmosphere
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (27 May 2008)
Sorting errors in waste fridge disposal
The majority of European fridge recycling companies still attempt to sort waste refrigeration appliances into those containing CFCs and those that are CFC-free
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 4 February 2008)
New version of GZ-728 standard on fridge recycling
The RAL GZ-728 quality assurance and test specifications to be met when processing end-of-life refrigeration equipment containing CFCs have recently been subjected to comprehensive review and revision
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (22 October 2007)
"What should we do with that old fridge?"
In July, the German public television network ARD broadcast a detailed report on fridge recycling in its magazine programme PlusMinus
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (14 September 2007)
German statement on refrigeration recycling
The German Federal Government has made a precise statement on the issue of recycling used refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons and CFCs
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 1 August 2007)
Recycling waste refrigeration equipment
Technical background article The Oko-Institut, a leading environmental research organization defines the best practice methods for the recycling of waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (13 March 2007)
Waste refrigeration disposal standard criticised
Technical background article According to the RAL Quality Assurance Association, a recently published standard for the treatment of waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons infringes prevailing law
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 5 February 2007)
EU proposes to move on from Kyoto
RAL Quality Assurance Association welcomes the latest EU Commission climate protection targets, which suggest a 30 percent reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the year 2020
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (23 January 2007)
Climate: A serious issue for fridge recycling
The World Climate Conference in Nairobi spawned alarming news on the state of global climate protection: It is essential that fridge recycling activities are subjected to rigorous critical appraisal
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (27 November 2006)
Residual CFCs still a major cause for concern
For Europe, the number of refrigerator or freezer appliances containing CFCs still in use is estimated to be around 200 million - equivalent to about 100,000 tonnes of CFCs
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (26 September 2006)
Efficient fridge recycling is essential
This year's extreme summer weather has brought back into focus an environmental problem that is still seriously underestimated by the public in general: the effects of fridge recycling
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 2 August 2006)
Demanufacture of CFC containing equipment
The RAL Quality Assurance Association has NOT been invited to attend the CECED discussion meeting on the treatment of hydrocarbon-containing waste refrigeration equipment
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (15 May 2006)
Co-operation with Climate Alliance over CFCs
The Climate Alliance and the RAL Quality Assurance Association are warning against the large quantities of chlorofluorocarbons still found in end-of-life refrigerator and freezer appliances
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (25 April 2006)
Implementation of the WEEE directive in Germany
RAL is demanding more stringent control mechanisms for the German market to guarantee the transparency of the fridge recycling process and ensure full compliance with minimum environmental standards
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (10 April 2006)
Min standard for European fridge recycling sector
The demanufacture of refrigeration equipment containing CFCs WEEE directive in Europe must be accompanied by serious debate on the issue of recycling quality
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association ( 9 February 2006)
WEEE: any changes to Annex II are unacceptable
Technical background article WEEE: the RAL is very confident that current attempts to eliminate reference to hydrocarbons in annex II (in relation to the disposal of waste freezers and refrigerators) are unlikely to succeed
News from RAL: Quality Assurance Association (28 December 2005)
