Priorities for organisations remanufacturing or recycling WEEE

WEEE destined for recycling needs to be managed under controlled processes because the physical dismantling and recycling of the WEEE exposes workers and the environment to the greatest risks.

Organisations remanufacturing or recycling WEEE must:

  • protect the health and safety of workers undertaking any disassembly
  • control the release of hazardous substances into the environment and capture any hazards.

They should also:

  • undertake the appropriate level of remanufacturing to gain the greatest value for the materials
  • send the disassembled components and materials to appropriate organisations for the next stage of treatment.


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Last updated:15 March 2011