Waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the EU. WEEE contains a complex mixture of materials and components, which are also partly hazardous. Not properly managed WEEE can cause major environmental and health problems. Also, the production of electronics requires the use of scarce and expensive resources.
To address these problems two pieces of legislation have been put in place by the European Union: The Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive) and the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive).
The IMPEL projects, reports and guidances on implementation of WEEE Directive and transfrontier shipment of e-waste can be found under this subtopic.