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==Directive 2012/19/EU== | ==Directive 2012/19/EU== | ||
Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment ([[WEEE]]) is the current version of the Directive which was published on the 13 August 2012. It seeks to tighten up the requirements of the initial directive and contribute more effectively to sustainable production and consumption by the prevention of WEEE and by the re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce the disposal of waste and to | Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment ([[WEEE]]) is the current version of the Directive which was published on the 13 August 2012. It seeks to tighten up the requirements of the initial directive and contribute more effectively to sustainable production and consumption by the prevention of WEEE and by the re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce the disposal of waste and to | ||
contribute to the efficient use of resources and the retrieval of valuable secondary raw materials<ref name="WEEE">[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF | contribute to the efficient use of resources and the retrieval of valuable secondary raw materials<ref name="WEEE">[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF WEEE Directive 2012]</ref>. It also seeks to improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of EEE, e.g. producers,distributors and consumers and, in particular, those operators directly involved in the collection and treatment of WEEE. I | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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