Strategic Comprehensive Approach for electronics REcycling

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International SCARE Office

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Contents

0. Executive Summary

1. Technical Introduction

2. Legal Environment

3. Importance to Industry

3.1 Disposal costs

3.2 Complexity of the topic

3.3 Reduction of resource consumption and landfill volume

3.4 Material costs, Production costs, Environmental impact

3.5 Strong Opportunity for Equipment Manufacturer

3.6 Guidance on Sustainable Product Development to SMEs

3.7 Global Leadership

3.8 Marketing purpose

4. European Dimension and Related Benefits

5. SCARE Regulations

6. SCARE and its relationship to

6.1 Multinational companies

6.2 Small and medium sized enterprises

6.3 Central and Eastern European countries

7. Seven Core Competencies

7.1 Four Core Competencies during the Product Life Cycle

7.1.1 Innovative Product/System Design

7.1.2 New Production Technologies

7.1.3 Use Phase (Consumer Behaviour)

7.1.4 End of life management

7.2 Three Horizontal Core Competencies

7.2.1 Information Management

7.2.2 Education & Training

7.2.3 Financial and Economical Impacts

8. Finished Projects

9. Running Projects

10. Project Ideas

APPENDIX:

A: Proposal for a Directive on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment

B: List of References

C: Participating Organisations