"Chris F." wrote in message ...
Best of luck, and try not to get discouraged in these difficult times.

(snippage)

One good thing the EU and/or UK govt. could do is to pass a law to
*require* all electronic equipment to be recycled down to the nuts and
bolts . All new equipment sold has a 10% sales tax added to pay for
proper recycling facilities , *with the tax cut to 2% if it is
specifically designed to be repairable and recyclable* .

In addition, any company that repairs consumer equipment should be
able to apply for a grant to cover running costs etc . Should keep
things ticking over .

-Andre