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Where is the new legislation effective?
- The new WEEE and RoHS Directives will be applicable to all producers of equipment containing the named substances witihin the European Member States.
- The Public Sector in general will be demanding compliance and therefore the legislation is likely to effect almost everybody.
When do these laws take effect?
- The WEEE Directive was published on 13th February 2003, and all Member States must implement by 13th August 2004.
- From August 2005 producers will be responsible for the collection, specialist treatment, and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
- By December 2006 producers will have to meet re-use, recycling, and recovery targets.
- By July 2006 the RoHS Directive states that no lead or other hazardous substances will be allowed in solder.
How can I adhere to this new ruling?
- WEEEbrokers will follow a process of end of life equipment decommissioning, and safe removal from location.
- The service provided by WEEEbrokers will also ensure that all necessary recycling and re-use (where possible) is carried out, and we will provide the required statistics to meet requirements of the Directive.
Why is the legislation necessary?
- In order to manage the correct disposal and, where appropriate, recycling of any hazardous or obsolete equipment.
- The legislation seeksto control the scrapping of electronic equipment and components so that instead of ending up in rubbish dumps and landfill sites, where potentially hazardous substances could leak out into the water table and ultimately the food chain, they are recycled in a controlled manner to ensure that these substances don't make their way back into the environment.
- The Directives address both environmental and economical issues, and will help to both monitor and manage these possible problems.
- All European Member States are affected by the new legislation - which means that all producers of any equipment containing the named substances will need to comply with the regulations.
- Any business which manufactures, brands or imports electrical or electronic products within the EU will be affected. Those businesses that sell electrical items or store, treat or dismantle waste electrical and electronic equipment will also be affected by this legislation.
- The latest variant to the legislation puts the onus of dealing with Historic Waste onto the user, NOT the supplier.
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