WEEE Flashcards
what does WEEE stand for?
waste electrical and electronic equipment
how many tonnes of WEEE are produced every year?
40-50 million tonnes.
what is the growth rate of WEEE?
4-5%
how is WEEE generated in societies?
market forces, consumer behaviour, lack of infrastucture and knowledge
why is WEEE increasing?
advertisement and social pressure
what is EEE defined as?
equipment which is dependent on electrical currents or electromagnetic fields.
what is bad about Ewaste?
hazardoud content, can cause major environmental and health problems.
how can you improve environmental management of WEEE?
contribute to circular economy, enhance resource efficiency, improve collection treatment, recycling, or elecctronics
what is historical WEEE?
goes back to 2005 and before
what is household WEEE?
2006 to a consumer onwards
what is non-household WEEE?
EEE sold post 2006 to a business, organsiation or institute
what is B2B?
business to business. businesses selling EEE to businesses, organisations or institutes
what is B2C?
business to consumer.
what happened in 1975?
Eu started the waste hierarchy. they set out rules by wchich people should deal with waste.
what are the rules of the waste hierarchy?
aviodance and minimisation. reuse ,recycle, recovery, disposal. preventation or disposal.
what is circular economy?
means your waste becomes someones raw material
what are the resources within WEEE?
plastics, glass, metals.
what are the different categories of WEEE?
temperature exchange equipment, screens, lamps, large equipment, small equipment, small IT.
why is modern high tech EEE important to recycle?
they hold very precious metals and critical raw materials. large proportion of anthropogentic stocks.
what is hybernating?
collected from the comsuer, moving from a to be, and being treated and processed to come back
what is hoarding?
consumers indefinietly store obsolete EEE that are no longer used or wanted.
what is the average household hoard in USA?
4.1 small and 2.4 marge EEE in attic or basement.
how do you desk study EEE?
take pictures of the households and ask how many EEE they have in thier house.
how have EEE changed over the years?
rados havent changed much. mobile phones have changes the most, in weight and materials. rapid evolution.
what was the EU waste hierarchy called?
European Union’s waste framework directive
what happeneing in 1989?
it was formalised as an ordered system of preferred management motions in eurpoean commissions community straegy for waste management.
what happened in 2008?
european parliament announced a new ersion of the waste hierarchy, which members state must be introduced into national laws.
what are the 3 objectives of the 7th enviroenmental action programme EAP?
to protect, conserve and enhance the EU natural capital, turn the EU into a resrouce-efficient, green, and competitive low-carbon econooy, and safeguard the EU’s citizens from environment -relatied pressures and risks to health adn well being.
what challenges must be met for WEEE?
development of suitable waste management strategy, establishment of suitable collection of systems, funding and construction of appropriate treatment, systems for data collection, human resources .
what are the public concerns for waste disposal?
impatcs of emissions from waste incinerators on human health and the environment. therefore, no incinerators were made form 1970 onwards.
what was the most significant change in 2000’s?
when the impacts of EUs land fill directive started to become apparent.
when was the land fill tax made?
1996
what can we use instead of disposal?
recycling, composting.
