EWASTEU Programme: proposals to minimise the problem of e-waste
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https://doi.org/10.25758/set.1144Keywords:
Lixo eletrónico, EWASTEU, Equipamento Elétrico e Eletrónico (EEE), Legislação, Reciclagem, Ambiente, SustentabilidadeAbstract
Nowadays, much of the electrical and electronic equipment we buy becomes obsolete in a short time because of the rapid technological advances in this field. Small and large devices such as computers, mobile phones, and electronic equipment are reduced to electronic waste (e-Waste), and many of them are disposed of as common trash. To change the situation, the EU announced some directives on this subject in order to control the growth of this e-waste and to reduce its impact. In this context, Yaşar University (Turkey) submitted to the EU a project (EWASTEU) aiming at providing an overview of what is happening with the equipment turning into e-waste, as well as to introduce some proposals to minimize this problem. One of the main issues to be addressed will be the adequacy of the EU directives.
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