http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral000.html RAL: Quality Assurance Association news releases on Processingtalk en-gb Copyright (C)2008 Pro-Talk Ltd. All rights reserved. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT http://www.pro-talk.com/images/protalklogo90.gif http://www.pro-talk.com/ 90 79 Two official responses to the European WEEE Directive contain clear statements regarding the treatment of waste refrigeration appliances containing either chlorofluorocarbons or hydrocarbons Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral117.html A discussion paper on hydrocarbon refrigeration appliances from Christopher Becker of the RAL Quality Assurance Association for the Demanufacture of Refrigeration Equipment Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral116.html 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 Tue, 27 May 2008 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral115.html The majority of European fridge recycling companies still attempt to sort waste refrigeration appliances into those containing CFCs and those that are CFC-free Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral114.html 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 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral113.html In July, the German public television network ARD broadcast a detailed report on fridge recycling in its magazine programme PlusMinus Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral112.html The German Federal Government has made a precise statement on the issue of recycling used refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons and CFCs Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral111.html The Oko-Institut, a leading environmental research organization defines the best practice methods for the recycling of waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral110.html According to the RAL Quality Assurance Association, a recently published standard for the treatment of waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons infringes prevailing law Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral109.html 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 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral108.html 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 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral107.html 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 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral106.html 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 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral105.html The RAL Quality Assurance Association has NOT been invited to attend the CECED discussion meeting on the treatment of hydrocarbon-containing waste refrigeration equipment Mon, 15 May 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral104.html 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 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral103.html 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 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT RAL: Quality Assurance Association http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ral/ral102.html