european union's waste electrical electronic equipment (weee) directive
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community Directive 2012 / 19 / EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002 / 95 / EC, became European Law in February 2003. The WEEE Directive set collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods, with a minimum rate of 4 kilograms per head of population per annum recovered for recycling by 2009. The RoHS Directive set restrictions upon European manufacturers as to the material content of new electronic equipment placed on the market.