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Brief study on Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)  

Kumar, J. Rajesh (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Lee, Jin-Young (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Kim, Joon-Soo (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Shhn, Jeong-Soo (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
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Resources Recycling / v.17, no.6, 2008 , pp. 3-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment commonly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the waste electrical and electronic equipment directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts of toxic e-waste.
Keywords
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive;
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