This document specifies requirements and provides guidance for the sustainable management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) from collection to returning recovered products, components or materials to the value chain.
The document is intended for use by an organization involved in e-waste management seeking to manage its responsibilities in a systematic manner.
The requirements set by this international standard will help an organization to achieve sustainability outcomes within the context of e-waste management, including
• enhancement of sustainability performance and achievement of sustainability objectives;
• fulfilment of compliance obligations.
The document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature.
The document applies to the environmental and human health and safety aspects of e-waste management activities, that the organization determines it can either control or influence, considering a lifecycle perspective.
Note: Social aspects e.g. employment creation, conflict minerals, employment conditions are not addressed directly but indirectly through the benefits of sustainable management of e-waste.
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