Recycling-oriented characterization of small waste electrical and electronic equipment

Assessment of Precious Metal Flows During Preprocessing of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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

Metal recovery from high-grade WEEE: A life cycle assessment

Assessment of removal of components containing hazardous substances from small WEEE in Austria

Collection & storage centre in Vienna, Austria – Rinterzelt

In pictures: The Rinterzelt is a central collection site for problematic and hazardous waste, including e-waste, in Vienna, Austria. Every year, about 250,000 tonnes of waste are treated or put on interim storage here; of this total, around 200,000 tonnes are residues from incin­eration; 40,000 tonnes concern recyclables, and 4,000…

Voluntary WEEE recycling project: case in Kenya

The following section describes voluntary (CSR based) WEEE recycling project, which engage local actors from the field of WEEE recycling and local and international sponsors. Location:Nairobi, Kenya Activities:Collection, manual dismantling, automated processing Full-time staff:8 Years in e-waste:5 E-waste collected: 426 tonnes (5 years) Funding partners: WorldLoop, Close the Gap, Safaricom,…

Legal recommendation on WEEE data collection, registry and traceability

WEEE and EEE traceability is a crucial condition for setting a sound e-waste management system. It allows not only to monitor the compliance of the stakeholders involved in the e-waste system both on national scale and from abroad, but also – from a legislative and financial perspective – to set…

Legal recommendation on health and safety regulations regarding WEEE recycling

In the context of WEEE recycling, health and safety issue should be approached from three aspects: General occupational health and safety regulations, which is applicable in all industrial sites Dismantling and treatment of WEEE Regulations on substances in EEE   WEEE - waste electrical and electronic equipment: electrical or electronic…

Health and safety: the case of lamps’ treatment in Austria

Austria follows EU legislation with regards to WEEE, for instance, clear detailed instructions are given for the treatment of lamps (WEEE Management Ordinance Austria): “Article 12. (1) Whole straight fluorescent lamps, specially shaped fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and high-pressure discharge lamps shall be treated by applying dismantling techniques (e.g.…