Management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Poland - Ecological, organizing and economical aspects

Author

Matkowski, Przemyslaw ; Friedel, Kazimierz

Author_Institution

Fac. of Microsyst. Electron. & Photonics, Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw, Poland

fYear

2008

fDate

20-22 June 2008

Firstpage

50

Lastpage

52

Abstract

According to regulations of Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment, UE Member States are obligated to ensure high level of separate collection, specified rate collection and levels of recovery including recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Rational working WEEE (waste electrical and electronic) management system as well as high pro-ecological attitude of society are required to fulfill imposed obligations. Within the framework of the paper WEEE management system existing in Poland will be described. Imposed obligations, treatment processes, aims and advantages of WEEE management will also be shortly described.

Keywords

WEEE Directive; ecology; electrical products; electronic products; recycling; waste recovery; 2002/96/EC Directive; Poland; WEEE management system; ecology; recycling; waste electrical equipment; waste electronic equipment; waste recovery; Copper; Electronic equipment; Electronic waste; Environmental management; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Lead; Organizing; Raw materials; Silver; Waste management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics and Microsystems, 2008 International Students and Young Scientists Workshop -

Conference_Location

Wroclaw

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4971-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2555-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/STYSW.2008.5164142

Filename

5164142