Glossary

Refrigerant recovery safely removes harmful gases from old appliances, preventing pollution and enabling recycling. It supports environmental protection, resource conservation, and circular economy goals.

Precious metals recovery from WEEE recycles gold, silver, and platinum from old electronics, saving energy, reducing mining harm, conserving resources, and supporting a circular, sustainable economy.

Printed circuit board recycling recovers valuable metals, prevents pollution, and supports a circular economy by reducing mining impacts. Proper recycling keeps electronics eco-friendly and protects the environment.

WEEE Compliance Schemes help businesses recycle old electronics safely, reducing waste and pollution. They make it easy for you to recycle gadgets, supporting a cleaner, greener planet.

WEEE Producer Registration makes companies responsible for recycling old electronics safely, reducing pollution and saving materials for new products, supporting a cleaner, circular economy.

Hazardous Substance Removal from WEEE safely extracts toxic materials like lead and mercury before recycling, preventing pollution, protecting health, and supporting resource recovery in a circular economy.

A WEEE Treatment Facility safely recycles old electronics, recovering valuable materials and disposing of hazardous parts, supporting a cleaner environment and a circular economy.

ElektroG makes manufacturers responsible for recycling electronic devices, encourages easy product recycling, and urges consumers to return old electronics, promoting a circular, eco-friendly system.

The Visible Fee is a charge on electronics in some European countries to cover recycling costs, raise consumer awareness, and promote responsible disposal of electronic waste.