Recommendation how to upgrade informal sector activities regarding EEE re-use and WEEE recycling

The informal sector is one of the most important stakeholders in the EEE reuse and WEEE recycling system in developing countries. Waste pickers and traders are active both in visiting households to buy EEE for further refurbishment or WEEE for selling to recyclers; also waste sorting takes place in landfills.…

Legal recommendation on law enforcement of WEEE recycling system

The missing enforcement of the legislation is a crucial issue, which in many contexts impede the proper development of an e-waste system. The following paragraphs focus on the way inspections are perpetrated in some European member states and what tools are to put in place to ensure obligors do comply…

Waste without borders in the EU? Transboundary shipment of waste