WEEE management in Austria

Presentation on the WEEE management in Austria: legal and operational aspects.

Report 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…

Integrated waste management in the modern cities

Presentation on the integrated waste management in the cities and urban mining.

Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) applied to E-Waste and Beyond

Presentation on EPR application in Austria.

THE 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…

EU Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC)

DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast)

Collection behaviour of citizens-consumers: a case-study (in French)

Material 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…

The economics of cell phone reuse and recycling

Suggested treatment of small IT and telecommunication equipment in emerging economies

Examples for products covered Mobile phones, GPS, Pocket calculators, Routers, Personal computers, Printers, Telephones. Specifics of this group ·       Plastics and non-ferrous metals (relatively high concentration of precious and critical metals) predominate ·       Positive value (material value > treatment costs) Hazardous components Different types of dangerous batteries, displays, capacitors, ……