Tag: EU Directive 2002/95/EC

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Impact on counterfeits A serious aspect of scrapping your stock inappropriately is you could inadvertently be contributing to electronic component counterfeiting. It is well known that "waste product" has the potential to become the counterfeit product of the future. End-Of-Life (EOL) finished goods should be crushed and recycled though legitimate companies otherwise they could end up in the counterfeiters hands. Most "counterfeit" components are actually recycled, used parts reclaimed from old product. A collective effort is required to manage waste properly so that we stop feeding the supply chain of the counterfeiters. Over the last decade westernised countries have tended...

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Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) was essentially introduced to reduce risks to health and our environment. The main concern for the environment was the effect of contamination from landfill. When we ultimately dispose of our electronic devices to landfill, chemicals seep into the water table poisoning the environment and posing a risk to health. According to the European Commission: EU legislation restricting the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC) and promoting the collection and recycling of such equipment (WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC) has been in force since February...