Waste Laws in the EU

🌱 How is the government facilitating e-waste recycling? According to the German Ministry of Environment, there were 1.6 million tons of electrical devices in circulation in Germany in 2013 and this rose to more than 3 million tons by 2021. In line with this, the amount of e-waste in Germany is grow

🌱 How many unused small devices are there in the EU? There are over 700 million old and unused phones in European households, which means there are nearly two for every European citizen. The collection rate of small electronic devices in the EU is low. For mobile phones, it is reported to be under

🌱 What does the directive set out? The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) was first adopted in 2002 and later revised in 2012. It applies to a variety of waste from electrical and electronic equipment and aims to reduce environmental impact and human health risks i