Get the Lead Out Standards Aid in RoHS Compliance

摘要

The recent introduction of the new Apple iPhone 6 was an occasion of great joy for tech geeks all over the world. But the effect of frequent technology updates and upgrades on the global waste stream ?millions of older cell phones discarded in favor of the latest version-is equally dramatic, albeit less joyful. Simply disposing of all this e-waste is difficult enough, but there's an added? and very serious? complication: the presence of toxic elements like lead, mercury and cadmium. The need to deal with the massive quantity of obsolete electronic products and the hazardous materials found therein has generated a plethora of regulatory initiatives around the world and even spawned an ASTM International technical committee to help affected businesses navigate the ins and outs of compliance. (More on that later.)