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Environmental Disposal
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5. Landfill Directive
This EC Directive became UK law in July 2001.
Land filling of most waste materials will require
pretreatment, making recycling more attractive.
IT waste containing hazardous materials may be
banned from landfill without pre-treatment, possibly
as early as January 2002.
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6. Hazardous Waste
Changes to the EC Hazardous Waste Catalogue due
to come into force in 2002 will see Cathode Ray
Tubes (from monitors & TVs) designated as
hazardous waste for the first time. In combination
with the Landfill Directive, this means that disposal
of CRTs will become more complex and more costly.
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7.
WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical & Electronic
Equipment)
Now being considered by the European Parliament,
this EC Directive is on course for completion in
2002 before implementation into Member States law
in 2003. The WEEE Directive proposal sets targets
for recovery (75 % by weight) and recycling (65%
by weight) of IT and other electrical and electronic
equipment. Also, WEEE IT must be pre-treated before
disposal to remove printed circuit boards, LCDs,
toner cartridges, CRTs and batteries – all
of which are hazardous to human health and our environment.
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ICEX complies with the WEEE directive for the
recycling and disposal of end of life IT. In 2001,
ICEX remarketed for reuse and recycled over 80%
by weight of items received for processing. Materials
recycling of equipment for which there is no commercial
market recovers steel, aluminium, copper and iron.
Chips are reclaimed, along with precious metals
- gold, palladium, and silver.
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