About e-waste management
In general, the European Union’s approach to waste management is based on the “waste hierarchy” which sets the following priority order when shaping waste policy and managing waste at the operational level: prevention, (preparing for) reuse, recycling, recovery and, as the least preferred option, disposal (which includes landfilling and incineration without energy recovery).
In line with this the 7th Environment Action Program sets the following priority objectives for waste policy in the EU:
• To reduce the amount of e-waste generated
• To maximize recycling and re-use
• To limit incineration to non-recyclable materials:
• To phase out landfilling to non-recyclable and non-recoverable waste
• To ensure full implementation of e-waste policy
Kosmos Technology A/S meets all EU standards within WEEE recycling standards working solely with Stena Technoworld A/S to ensure that all our e-waste is handled correctly.