• DocumentCode
    2210831
  • Title

    Mandated electronic equipment recycling in Europe: implications for companies and US public policy

  • Author

    Dillon, Patricia S.

  • Author_Institution
    The Gordan Inst., Tufts Univ., Medford, MA, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    2-4 May 1994
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    20
  • Abstract
    Legislation in several European countries require companies to recover and recycle products at the end of their useful life. This paper focuses on draft requirements in Germany and the Netherlands for electronic equipment, and discuss the implications of such legislation for companies and US public policy
  • Keywords
    electronics industry; legislation; waste disposal; Europe; Germany; Netherlands; US public policy; electronic equipment recycling; Electronic equipment; Electronic equipment manufacture; Environmental management; Europe; Law; Legislation; Product design; Public policy; Recycling; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronics and the Environment, 1994. ISEE 1994., Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1769-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISEE.1994.337274
  • Filename
    337274