Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 11.1
E-Waste.Categories.and.Examples.of.Products.according.to.the.EU.Directive.
on.W EEE
No.
Category
Label
Products
1
Large.household.
appliances
Large.HH
Refrigerators,.freezers,.washing.
machines,.clothes.dryers,.dish.
washing,.etc.
2
Small.household.
appliances
Small.HH
Vacuum.cleaners,.carpet.sweepers,.irons,.
toasters,.fryers,.grinders,.coffee.
machines,.etc.
3
IT.and.telecommunications.
equipment
ICT
Personal.computers.(CPU,.mouse,.
screen,.and.keyboard),.notebook.
computers,.notepad.computers,.
printers,.copying.equipment,.etc.
4
Consumer.equipment
CE
Radio.sets,.television.sets,.video.cameras,.
video.recorders,.audio.ampliiers,.
musical.instruments,.etc.
5
Lighting.equipment
Lighting
Luminaries.for.luorescent.lamps,.
straight.luorescent.lamps,.compact.
luorescent.lamps,.etc.
6
Electrical.and.electronic.
tools.(with.the.exception.
of.large-scale.stationary.
industrial.tools)
E.&.E.tools
Drills;.saws;.sewing.machines;.
equipment.for.turning,.milling,.sanding,.
grinding,.sawing.cutting,.shearing,.
drilling,.etc.
7
Toys,.leisure,.and.sports.
equipment
Toys
Electric.trains.or.car.racing.sets,.
hand-held.video.game.consoles,.video.
games,.etc.
8
Medical.devices.(with.the.
exception.of.all.implanted.
and.infected.products)
Medical.
equipment
Radiotherapy.equipment,.cardiology,.
dialysis,.pulmonary.ventilators,.nuclear.
medicine,.etc.
9
Monitoring.and.control.
instruments
M.&.C
Smoke.detector,.heating.regulatory,.
thermostats,.measuring,.etc.
10
Automatic.dispensers
Dispensers
Automatic.dispensers.for.hot.drinks,.
automatic.dispensers.for.hot.or.cold.
bottles.or.cans,.automatic.dispensers.for.
money,.etc.
Source: .
EU,. Off. J. Eur. Union ,.L037,.0024,.2002.
ToxicandHazardousSubstancesinE-Waste
E-waste.consists.of.a.large.variety.of.materials.(Zhang.and.Forssberg.1997),.
some. of. which. contain. a. variety. of. toxic. substances. that. can. contaminate.
the.environment.and.threaten.human.health.if.the.end-of-life.stage.for.such.
products.containing.those.materials.is.not.meticulously.managed..E-waste.
disposal. methods,. including. landill. and. incineration,. pose. considerable.
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