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The Lead-Free Initiative in Europe - all companies that make, sell, or distribute products into countries with enacted laws must comply with the local laws.
In a Nutshell: Two new European Union (EU) Directives aimed at the Electrical and Electronic Equipment industry are having an impact on those operations that produce labels for this equipment. RR Donnelley sales reps have already received requests from customers to provide material certifications on the labels we manufacture. A team from Global Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, along with the label group is finalizing our response to these requests. There must be labels that comply with WEEE / RoHS regulations. This means the label itself (liner, adhesive and ink) does not contain restricted chemicals exceeding the allowable maximums. RRD Global Strategic Sourcing and Environmental are currently gathering certificates from our suppliers stating their level of compliance to RoHS. There are labels that will be applied directly to electronics to inform the consumer of the products compliance, much like Underwriters Laboratories® (UL) label. See examples below:
The Details The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directives were published by the European Commission in 2003, for implementation by July 2006. By then, all but a few exempted electronics applications will have to comply with the elimination of lead in their manufacture. This legislation also limits the use of hazardous materials to improve the ease of recycling. Please note that even though the due date is 2006, customers are asking us for certification now. The Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive - RoHS ("the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment"), will come into force on July 1, 2006 and restricts the amount of these chemicals in affected products:
The WEEE directive concentrates on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The objectives are to prevent the waste of electrical and electronic equipment, to increase re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery and to improve the environmental performance of all operators involved, in the life cycle of this equipment. | | ||||
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