The conference “E-waste handling process from A to Z
in Portugal”, held in Portugal on May 6 and 13, 2014,
and focused on the general aspects in the treatment
of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) at the
end of life cycle was carried out under the program
EWASTEU - Legal Regulations and Implementations
on e-waste in EU. This program had its first edition
in 2013 in Yasar University (Izmir, Turkey), with the
participation of several higher education institutions
in Europe, including the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar
(Portugal). The project aims to promote discussion,
reflection and awareness about the issues related to
the waste from electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE). The conference allowed a clear view of the
processes involving the EEE since its entry to the
stages of collection, management and recycling.
Among the entities involved, we highlight the ANREEE
- National Association of Registration of Electrical and
Electronic Equipment, ERP Portugal (one of the two
managing bodies of WEEE in Portugal), Interecycling
(1st Portuguese WEEE recycling company) and
RESITEJO – Association of Management and Treatment
of Waste in the Middle Tagus. This conference was
promoted by the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Yasar
University and Turkish National Agencyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
