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Last week the European Parliament passed the Waste from Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) directive which, if ratified by member states, will require manufacturers to take machines back for free and to recycle 65 percent of their average weight. The result will be design improvements (easier disassembly, for one), new recycling developments--and possibly also more expensive computers.
IEEE Spectrum looked at the European legislation, along with recent advances in recycling processes that may be the beginning of a wave of new recycling technology. Spectrum also checked out the current status of electronics recycling legislation and activity in Japan and the United States.
Contact: Alec Appelbaum, [email protected]; Tekla S. Perry, 650 328 7570, [email protected].
For a faxed copy of the complete article ("Europe Cracks Down on E-Waste" by Alec Appelbaum, Contributing Editor, IEEE Spectrum, May 2002, pp. 46-51) or to arrange an interview, contact: Nancy T. Hantman, 212 419 7561, [email protected].
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