Summary info about the WEEE Directive, relevant also to the California warning
notice required for lead content.
Producer takes responsibility for pollution
Compulsory targets by Jan 2006
target of 70% recycling or re-use by 2004
5% reuse of plastics in new products by 2004
Ban on lead, cadmium, etc by 1 Jan 2004. This includes a ban on lead solder!
You can get the draft directive, and read the American Electronics Association
(AEA)'s position on it, at:
http://www.svtc.org/cleancc/weeeaea.htm
Roger Viles
WWG
"Brian Harlowe" <bharl...@vgscientific.com> on 05/08/99 17:18:40
Please respond to "Brian Harlowe" <bharl...@vgscientific.com>
To: emc-p...@ieee.org
cc: (bcc: Roger Viles/PLY/Global)
Subject: Weee Directive
Like John Crabb I am not too well informed regarding this directive.
I believe though that the bare bones of it is that by the year 200*
ALL electronic equipment must be able to be recycled. I believe I saw
something where this will be phased in where a certain percentage of
the unit will have to comply but the ultimate aim is to achieve total
recycling.
This has started in a limited fashion in the UK there are now
companies being set up to dismantle old PCs and other units and
recycle the plastic housings and the CRTs and other components.
As I say my knowledge is thin but I do have some info in an ERA
Safety and EMC newsletter that I will fax to any one if they want it.
Regards
Brian Harlowe
* opinions expressed here are personal and in no way reflect the position of VG
Scientific
* opinions expressed here are personal and in no way reflect the position of VG
Scientific
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