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Hazardous Waste Policy in the EU - the example of electronic waste - November 2005 India Brussels

The European Waste Strategy . . Reduce the amount of waste. Reduce the hazardousness of waste. Reduce the impacts on theenvironment. . . Community Waste Strategy (COM(96)399, 30.7.96. Waste framework Directives (Dir. 75/442/EEC). . Waste streams. Waste treatment operations. Landfill (99/31/E

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Hazardous Waste Policy in the EU - the example of electronic waste - November 2005 India Brussels

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    1. Hazardous Waste Policy in the EU - the example of electronic waste - November 2005 India Brussels Marianne Klingbeil European Commission Environment Directorate-General Sustainable Development and Integration

    2. The European Waste Strategy

    6. Electronic waste Environmental problem Around 14 kg per inhabitant/year in the EU Around 5 million tonnes/year in the EU Fastest growing waste stream (3 times faster average municipal waste) 90% of WEEE is landfilled, incinerated or recovered without pre-treatment

    8. Treatment according to minimum requirements Removal and separate treatment of components which could cause problems to recycling Minimum requirements for treatment installations Exported equipment can only count for the fulfillment of targets if done under conditions equivalent to the directive proof must be provided by exporters

    9. WEEE Financing obligations - households “New” waste (from products put on the market after 13/08 2005) Producers responsible for financing waste from own products Producers can choose to fulfil obligation either individually or by joining a collective scheme Financial guarantees “Historical” waste (from products put on the market before 13/08/2005) Collective system 1:1 take back in shops at purchase of a new product

    10. W E E E Financing obligations - sources other than households The producer is responsible for own waste

    11. WEEE - ROHS In spite of these measures, however, significant parts of WEEE will continue to be found in the current disposal routes. Even if WEEE were collected separately and submitted to recycling processes, its content of mercury, cadmium, lead, chromiumVI, PBB and PBDE would be likely to pose risks to health or the environment

    12. RoHS Directive Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Member States shall ensure … from 1 July 2006 new EEE-equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalnet chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)

    15. Batteries - currently draft proposal - Future Directive will contain: Obligatory collection and recycling requirements; Restriction on the use of cadmium in batteries. Main issues under discussion: Level of collect targets; Scope of cadmium ban.

    17. Thank you for your attention

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