Legistation Europe:

WEEE - Waste in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
ROHS - Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipmment

European Union legistation related to handing collection, recovery, and disposal of electrical and electronic equipment sold within European Union. Important Dates:

August 13, 2005: Producers will be responsible for financing collection, recovery and disposal of affected electronic equipment put on market after this date.

July 1, 2006 Affected products put in market must adhere to the ROHS after this date.

Tin Whiskers Alert

Over the past two-months, individuals from the U.S. government, avonics, military, and space electronics manufacturers, and academia have participated in discussions related to the potential re-emergence of "tin-whisker" arising from the move to lead-free solder. The outcome of these discussions is a industry alert related to "tin-whiskers". Click here for details