Ensuring WEEE and ROHS compliance

29 August 2012
Q: We are an electronics subcontractor with a range of electronics stock for the assembly of printed circuit boards. As the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) directives are being impleme

A: Chris Streatfeild, health, safety and environmental adviser at law firm Nabarro Nathanson writes: Organisations will be legally obliged to comply with the WEEE and ROHS directives from August 2005 and July 2006 respectively.

Their primary aim is to minimise the environmental impact of equipment throughout its life cycle and...

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