The VDI 2343 guideline gives recommendations for the concerned parties

In order to support the concerned parties (such as the electrical and electronics industry bearing the responsibility to take back, recycle and dispose of electrical and electronic equipment, the operators of recycling and disposal plants and the municipalities collecting B2C-equipment) in their work, the VDI guideline committee 2343 – recycling of electric and electronic devices – was founded. The „Verein Deutscher Ingenieure“, the Association of German Engineers provides its technical and scientific expertise inter alia for the implementation of laws by issuing guidelines. Specialists from industry, science/ research and administration belong to the committee, who bring in their work on a probono basis. The objective is to elaborate practice-tailored and state of the art recommendations for the concerned parties which comply with the legal requirements. Following the logistic chain, the guideline was divided into seven parts. Each main/central aspect will be published in a separate sheet. In the following the main aspects will be presented briefly.