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Higher European Union e-waste collection objective is unfeasible
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/unu-heu031212.php[font face=Times,Times New Roman,Serif]Public release date: 15-Mar-2012
Contact: Ted van Hintum
ted.vanhintum@wecycle.nl
31-797-600-641
United Nations University
[font size=5]Higher European Union e-waste collection objective is unfeasible[/font]
[font size=3]The forthcoming EU collection objective for discarded electrical equipment and energy saving lamps (e-waste) is only achievable if governments are prepared to introduce additional measures.
By 2021, all EU countries will need to collect 65 percent of the average weight of equipment and lamps which was sold annually the three previous years.
However, part of the e-waste is outside of the producers' reach, as this concerns legal or illegal exports, or because it has disappeared into the waste bin.
This conclusion was reached during an international e-waste conference in Amsterdam 15 March (detailed below).
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The complete research report can be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/x1v7rL
…[/font][/font]
Contact: Ted van Hintum
ted.vanhintum@wecycle.nl
31-797-600-641
United Nations University
[font size=5]Higher European Union e-waste collection objective is unfeasible[/font]
[font size=3]The forthcoming EU collection objective for discarded electrical equipment and energy saving lamps (e-waste) is only achievable if governments are prepared to introduce additional measures.
By 2021, all EU countries will need to collect 65 percent of the average weight of equipment and lamps which was sold annually the three previous years.
However, part of the e-waste is outside of the producers' reach, as this concerns legal or illegal exports, or because it has disappeared into the waste bin.
This conclusion was reached during an international e-waste conference in Amsterdam 15 March (detailed below).
…
The complete research report can be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/x1v7rL
…[/font][/font]
