1
European WEEE & RoHS Directives
On 13
th
February 2003, the
Official
Journal
published
the W
aste
Electrical
and
Electronic
Equipment
(WEEE)
Directive,
and
the
Directive
on
Restrictions
on
Hazardous
Substances
in
Electrical
and
Electronic
Equipment
(RoHS).
W
aste
Electrical
and
Electronic
Equipment
(WEEE)
Directive
2002/96/EC
The WEEE
Directive
covers
almost
all
types
of
consumer
and
industrial
electrical
and
electronic
equipment
operating
at
maximum
voltages
of 1000V
a.c.
or 1500 V
d.c.
in
10
categories,
including
computers
& IT
equipment,
certain
toys
product,
household
appliances,
mobile
phones,
TV’
s,
DVD’
s,
lighting
and
Medical
devices,
etc.
The WEEE
Directive
will
place
the
responsibilities
on
producer
for
separate
collection
points
to the
environmentally
sound
treatment,
re-use
and
recycling
will
be
covered
by
producers
for
their
own
products.
A
crossed
wheelie
bin
symbol
(Fig.1)
Shall
also
be
marked
on the
product.
Restriction
of the
Use
of
Certain
hazardous
Substances
in
Electrical
and
Electronic
Equipment
(RoHS)
Directive
2005/95/EC
The
available
evidence
indicates
that
measures
on the
collection,
treatment,
recycling
and
disposal
of
waste
electrical
and
electronic
equipment
(WEEE)
as
set
out
in
the WEEE
Directive
are
necessary
to
reduce
the
waste
management
problems
inked
to the
heavy
metals
concerned
and
the
flame
retardants
concerned
in
spite
of
those
measures,
howeve
r,
significant
parts
of WEEE
will
continue
to be
found
in
the
current
disposal
routes.
Even
if
WEEE were
collected
separately
and
submitted
to
recycling
processes,
its
content
of
mercur
y,
cadmium,
lead,
chromium
VI, PBB
and
PBDE
would
be
likely
to
pose
risks
to
health
or the
environment.
The p
urpose
of
this
Directive
is
to
approximate
the
laws
of the
Member
States
on the
restrictions
of the
use
of
hazardous
substances
in
electrical
and
electronic
equipment
and
to
contribute
to the
protection
of
human
health
and
the
environmentally
sound
recovery
and
disposal
of
waste
electrical
and
electronic
equipment.
fig.1
Содержание LCD3207
Страница 33: ......
