BS EN 50625-2-2:2015

What is BS EN 50625-2-2 - Treatment requirements for WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays?   

BS EN 50625-2-2 is a part of an international standard that discusses collection, logistics & treatment requirements for recycling the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.  

BS EN 50625-2-2 gives technical requirements for WEEE and applies to the treatment of WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays until end-of-waste status is fulfilled, or fractions are recycled, recovered, or disposed of. 

BS EN 50625-2-2 addresses all operators involved in the treatment including related handling, sorting, and storage. 

Who is BS EN 50625-2-2 - Treatment requirements for WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays for?  

BS EN 50625-2-2 on waste electrical and electronic equipment is useful for:  

• WEE disposal management authorities  
• Electrical engineering industry  
• Electronics engineering industry 
• Regulatory bodies  
• Organizations providing logistics and operations   
• Researchers  

Why should you use BS EN 50625-2-2 - Treatment requirements for WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays?  

WEEE is the recycling of “waste electrical and electronic equipment” that is broken or unwanted. It is important to dispose of electrical and electronic equipment responsibly to prevent damaging the environment.  

BS EN 50625-2-2 aims to assist its user organizations in: 

• Achieving effective and efficient treatment and disposal of WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays in order to prevent pollution and minimize emissions 
• Promoting increased material recycling 
• Promoting high-quality recovery operations 
• Preventing inappropriate disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) containing 
• CRTs and Flat Panel Displays and fractions thereof 
• Assuring protection of human health and safety, and the environment 
• Preventing shipments and, or consignments of WEEE containing CRTs and flat panel displays to operators whose operations fail to comply with this normative document or a comparable set of requirements. 

BS EN 50625-2-2 aims to help the users to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilize natural resources prudently and rationally. The policy is based on the precautionary principle and the motto, that preventive action should be rectified at source and the polluter should pay, in order to minimize the environmental damage wherever possible.