Legislating e-waste management: progress from various countries
| Publication Type | | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | | 2006 |
| Authors | | Sinha-Khetriwal, D.; Widmer, R.; Schluep, M.; Eugster, M.; Wang, X.; Lombard, R.; Ecroignard, L. |
| Journal Title | | elni Review |
| Volume | | 1+2/06 |
| Pages | | 27-36 |
| Abstract | | Electrical and electronic equipment pervades modernlifestyles and its usage is growing rapidly around theworld. Quick obsolescence and newer functionalities areresulting in huge quantities of these products becomewaste. This fast growing waste stream has been subjectto regulations based on the concept of extended producerresponsibility in several countries, mainly in Europe. Thispaper looks at the progress of legislating this particularwaste stream with special emphasis on the three countries,namely China, India and South Africa, within theframework of the Swiss global e-waste programme, afterlooking briefly at the status of transposing the WEEEDirective (waste electrical and electronic equipment) inEurope. |
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