WEEE management in Austria
Presentation on the WEEE management in Austria: legal and operational aspects.
Read MoreReport on international legislation and practical experiences in the treatment of hazardous substances in WEEE including mercury containing thermometers
Electrical and electronic products contain precious substances, but also many hazardous components to ensure functionality. It must be secured that these substances be phased out as soon as technical replacement with harmless materials is possible. Recovery and recycling of Waste from EEE (WEEE) has to be encouraged to recover precious…
Read MoreIntegrated waste management in the modern cities
Presentation on the integrated waste management in the cities and urban mining.
Read MoreExtended Producer Responsibility(EPR) applied to E-Waste and Beyond
Presentation on EPR application in Austria.
Read MoreTHE ROLE OF EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY IN STRATEGIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
Without any countermeasures the volume of waste grows parallel to or even faster than our wealth, measured in Gross Domestic Product. It is evident that in such a scenario even the most advanced waste management technologies will not be sufficient to ensure sustainable growth and development for our civilization. It…
Read MoreMaterial flow analysis of e-waste in Johannesburg
The system in pictures: E-waste (total) (left), large household appliances (right) ICT (left), lamps (right) CFD (left), other (right) screens (left), small household appliances (right) Data source: Pikitup Research & Strategy Div & Mintek Mineral Economics and Strategy Unit (MESU) The diagrams have been created with an open-source software…
Read MoreSuggested treatment of large equipment in emerging economies
Examples for products covered Washing machines, Clothes dryers, Dish washing machines, Cookers, Electric stoves, Electric hot plates, Luminaires, Equipment reproducing sound or images, Musical equipment (excluding pipe organs installed in churches), Appliances for knitting and weaving, Large computer-mainframes, Large printing machines, Copying equipment, Large coin slot machines, Large medical…
Read MoreSuggested solution for hazardous components in emerging economies
Examples for products covered: - Lead-glass from CRTs - Batteries and accumulators containing any of these: Li-Ion, NiMH, NiCd, Lead-acid - Printer cartridges (typically not hazardous but considered amber listed under Basel Convention when no material safety data sheet can be provided for each and every different type of cartridge)…
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