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…

Closing the loop operating guidelines

Estimating the quantities of critical metals embedded in ICT and consumer equipment

Recycling critical raw materials from waste electronic equipment

Mobile plant for the recovery of precious and critical metals

The main advantage of a mobile solution is to share the investment costs between several users and by that allow appropriate recycling and treatment already for lower quantities collected. A recent example for a mobile plant to recover precious and critical metals from printed circuit boards, lamps, CRTs, LCDs, Li-Ion batteries…