ANALYSIS OF WEEE LEGISLATION WORLDWIDE

Abstract

Improper handling of WEEE causes severe environmental pollution and adverse human health effects. This study investigates global environmental legislation and the proposal of innovative solutions to minimize the quantities of waste electronic and electrical equipment and highlight the illegal shipments of waste electronic and electrical equipment to developing countries. Policy formulation and implementation are often an integral part of the strategic framework that helps countries cope with domestic problems. It provides a systematic approach to addressing problems in a legally and nationally coherent manner. Only a third of this waste electronic and electrical equipment is currently subject to WEEE legislation, an important step in the elimination of WEEE. National laws on electronic waste are designed to address country-specific issues. In most cases, the law is not holistic and raises different administrative issues. Thus, a general law should be implemented with regard to waste electronic and electrical equipment, and it is also necessary to make regular changes to address the deficiencies identified by regular systematic reviews.