What is WEEE?
WEEE is Directive 2002/96/EC
of the European Parliament on Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment.
The WEEE directive mandates the collection
and treatment of electronic and electrical
equipment at end-of-life.
Producers of EEE products will face strict
new compliance rules for collection, dismantling
and recovery of waste equipment across ten
broad categories, including IT and telecoms,
electrical tools and instrumentation products.
This portion of the legislation went into effect
August 13, 2005 with non-compliance resulting
in penalties.
What is RoHS?
The RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous
Substances) seeks to prevent the sale
and use of products in the European Union
market containing materials and chemicals
deemed harmful to the environment.
RoHS 1 directive has been in effect
since July 1, 2006. Under the RoHS Directive,
the EU has banned the use of lead, cadmium,
mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB1 and PBDE2
flame-retardants in all EEE put on the EU markets
except for certain exempted applications.
In addition, RoHS 2 has restricted DEHP, BBP, DBP
and DIBP since July 22, 2019.
What is REACH?
REACH is the registration, evaluation,
authorization and restriction of chemicals
to enhance innovation and competitiveness
of the EU chemicals industry.
REACH aims to improve the protection
of human health and the environment through
the better and earlier identification
of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances.