NDLI: Implementation of the WEEE-directive — economic effects and improvement potentials for reuse and recycling in Germany

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Author	Walther, Grit Steinborn, Jenny Spengler, Thomas Stefan Luger, Tobias Herrmann, Christoph
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Reducing the quantity of waste for disposal and saving natural resources were main drivers for the introduction of the European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE-directive). This policy focused on an extension of the producer responsibility (EPR) to the end-of-life-phase of their products. Because of the EPR concept, the national transposition of the WEEE-directive, especially the German transposition in the law ElektroG, caused changes in the organisation and material flows that are sometimes not in line with the aim of the directive, which is to enforce the waste management premise “avoidance prior recycling prior disposal”. Thus, the objective of this contribution is to analyse and compare the situation before and after implementation of the ElektroG in Germany, and deduce improvement potentials. Therefore, a co-operation of a municipality and a nearby disassembly company in Germany is analysed and evaluated, taking into account material flows and costs before/after implementation of the ElektroG, as well as degrees of freedom. Based on this analysis, recommendations are deduced for political decision makers and actors of the WEEE treatment system.
Starting Page	461
Ending Page	474
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02683768
Journal	The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Volume Number	47
Issue Number	5-8
e-ISSN	14333015
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2009-08-14
Publisher Place	London
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	WEEE Legislation Germany Regional networks Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design Mechanical Engineering Production/Logistics Industrial and Production Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Applications Software

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