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Bookmark or Share- Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)In the EU. 13.5 million tonnes. of electrical and electronic equipment is put on the market. 4.9 million tonnes. of e-waste is collected. 11 kilogrammes. e-waste is collected per person. The latest figures are from 2021 and can be found on.
- REACH Regulation - European Commission - EnvironmentThe REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006) entered into force in 2007 and has since evolved to reflect the advancement of knowledge regarding various chemicals and their properties. The Commission is currently revising the REACH Regulation, in line with the Commission’s Better Regulation provisions. It will include a thorough assessment of possible ...
- Clean and circular electronics: Commission ends use of mercury in lamps ...Under EU rules restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive), electronics that contain mercury cannot be placed on the market, except if time-limited and application-specific exemptions are granted by the Commission. Most of these exemptions for general lighting will be discontinued ...
- RoHS Directive - European Commission - EnvironmentThe RoHS Directive currently restricts the use of ten substances: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP).
- Implementation of the RoHS Directive - European Commission - EnvironmentThe RoHS Directive allows for exemptions from its restrictions, under certain conditions defined in article 5 (1), adapting the Annexes to scientific and technical progress. Exemptions are limited in time and reassessed on a regular basis, taking into account. the availability, practicability and reliability of substitutes.
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