Pile of discarded telecommunication equipment to be recycled


Germany Central Europe Frankfurt European Restriction Of Hazardous Substances E-waste waste toxic scrap discard recycle industrial business economy enterprise company bankruptcy bankrupt liquidation economic chaos move relocation removal dispose liquidation changeover rebuilding RoHS Non RoHS compliant material transmission telecommunication communication electrical engineering engineers technology power consumption infrastructure system systems equipment technology innovation problem problems difficult environment environmental maintenance repair political savings lasting The EU is imposing a ban on Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) products put on the market from July 1, 2006, that exceed the maximum allowable limits Banned substances Lead - Solders, PCB finishes, ceramic capacitors, CRTs, batteries, alloying agent in steel, copper, and aluminium Hexavalent Chromium or Chromium VI - Corrosion resistant and EMC shielding on steel and aluminium racks and panels Mercury - Discharge lamps and wetted relays Cadmium - Ni Cd batteries, cables, some electrical devices Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) - Flame retardants used in PCB laminates, plastic mouldings and integrated circuit encapsulates


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