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)

Closing the loop operating guidelines

PBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) – Introduction and Issues

PBDEs (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) were used as flame retardants in plastic materials and today, much of these plastic materials are still in use within the housing of the electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). This group of flame retardants is known to cause cancer, other illnesses and can disrupt human hormone…

Management of WEEE Containing Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers – A material flow analysis case study from Vienna

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were routinely applied as flame retardants in plastic materials in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) for several decades. Commercial mixtures of pentabromodiphenyl ether (cPentaBDE) and commercial octabromodiphenyl ether (cOctaBDE) are classified because of their toxicity and persistence as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention…