Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Handbook

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Part 1 Legislation and initiatives to manage WEEE: Global e-waste initiatives EU legislation relating to electronic waste: The WEEE and RoHS directives and the REACH regulations The present recast of the WEEE directive The WEEE Forum and the WEEELABEX project Conformity assessment of WEEE take-back schemes: The case of Switzerland Eco-efficiency evaluation of WEEE take-back systems. Part 2 Technologies for refurbishment, treatment and recycling of waste electronics: The materials of WEEE Refurbishment and re-use of WEEE Shredding, sorting and recovery of metals from WEEE: Linking design to resource efficiency Mechanical methods of recycling plastics from WEEE Pyrolysis of WEEE plastics Chemical or feedstock recycling of WEEE products. Part 3 Electronic products that present particular challenges for recyclers: Recycling printed circuit boards Recycling liquid crystal displays Recycling cooling and freezing appliances End-of-life options for printed electronics Recycling batteries. Part 4 Sustainable design of electronics and supply chains: ErP, the European directive on ecodesign Sustainable electronic product design Reducing hazardous substances in electronics Examining subsidy impacts on recycled WEEE material flows. Part 5 National and regional WEEE management schemes: WEEE management in Europe: Learning from best practice WEEE management in China WEEE management in the USA and India: Research and education for a responsible approach to managing WEEE WEEE management in Japan WEEE management in Africa. Part 6 Corporate WEEE management strategies: Hewlett Packard's WEEE management strategy Siemens' WEEE management strategy The history of take-back and treatment of WEEE at the Philips Consumer Lifestyle division Creating a corporate environmental strategy including WEEE take-back and treatment.