Directive 200296ec of the european parliament and of the council of 27 january 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment weee 4. The directive is aimed at contributing to sustainable production and consumption. In december 2008, the european commission proposed to revise the directive in order to tackle the fast increasing waste stream. Review the scope of the new weee directive as set out in point b of paragraph 1 of. In the interests of clarity, that directive should be recast. The waste electrical and electronic equipment weee directive is to ensure costeffective implementation of waste management strategies for the benefit of the environment. For weee activities conducted between 1 january 2010 and 31 december 20 see weee regulations 2006. The directive provided for the creation of collection schemes where consumers return their weee free of charge. Directive 201219eu of the european parliament and of the. Again, from a legislative point of view, reuse should be increased. Waste electrical and electronic equipment weee directive. Overview of the weee directive and its implementation in the nordic. Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling weee hse.
The waste electrical and electronic equipment directive weee directive is the european. Pdf electrical and electronic equipment eee pervades modern lifestyles, but. The period between august 2012 and 14 august 2018 is a transitional period. Weee directive 200296ec presented a hierarchy of actions for the management of weee. Opposing policies of the weee directive 201219eu undermine growth in the. Waste electrical and electronic equipment directive wikipedia. The waste electric and electronic equipment weee regulations 20. During this period the scope of the directive is identical to the scope of the old directive 10 categories of electrical and. The reuse of waste electrical and electronic equipment weee. The producer responsibility principle of the weee directive pdf.
These schemes aim to increase the recycling of weee andor reuse. Read the report in full along with the recommendations made by sofies, who conducted the study. In european, the weee directive comes into force in. The other fundamental principles built into the weee directive are the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Directive 201219eu of the european parliament and of. Improve product design with a view to both preventing weee and to increasing.
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