Resource-Oriented Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

With the implementation of the amended European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive (WEEE) in August 2012 and the upcoming amendment of the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) it seems advisable to take a separateand focused look at the aims achieved so far. Primary focus is currently placed on collection and recycling rates, as opposed to the recovery of scarce resources. The difficulty of using recyclingrates as a method to measure the quality of recycling becomes apparent at the mechanical treatment stage.