The WEEE directive:
Scrap recycling to Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, WEEE or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96 / EC)
WEEE registration registration (EAR) :
According to ElectroG issued on March 16th, 2005, the European Union all electronic products should be registered within the territory of recycling. EAR consists of recycling companies, recycling companies on the one hand, is responsible for electronics recycling pollution-free processing, on the other hand, in the company no longer Germany management under the premise of the product (bankruptcy or out of the German market), continue to be responsible for the subsequent processing of the product. Merchants in recycling contracts and recycling company, dealing with e-waste is guaranteed by a recycling company, after checking the contract submitted to the EAR, issued by the EAR WEEE - Reg - Nummer.
Why recycling registration?
Germany is a country is very strict with environmental protection in Germany, the recycling law of contaminated soil and groundwater protection play a crucial role. Germany all electronic products manufacturing enterprises as early as 2005 registration required. As the amazon in the strategic position of increasing the global business, overseas electronic equipment through the amazon pouring into the German market, aiming at this situation, on April 24, 2016, German environmental protection department issued a special laws, against electricity asked amazon have an obligation to inform on the amazon platform sales overseas registered electrical contractor electronics recycling, before get WEEE electronics recycling yards, amazon must be ordered businesses to stop selling.