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Article: EU to tighten rules on recycling, use of hazardous substances in electrical, electronic equipment
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- December 3, 2008
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EU to tighten rules on recycling, use of hazardous substances in
electrical, electronic equipment
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Wednesday
proposed new rules on the collection and recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment and on the restriction of certain hazardous
substances in such devices.
The new rules sets a new binding target for the collection of
electrical and electronic equipment as the current collection target
of 4 kg per person per year does not properly reflect the situation
in individual member states, said the commission.
The commission proposes to differentiate the targets by setting