RoHS/WEEE

Many independant distributors are struggling with how to juggle stock levels of non RoHS compliant parts. I think there will be a shortage of both compliant and non compliant parts. Emphasis on compliant as it was with the surface mount transition. I stocked a lot of through hole IC's and did OK, but the surface mount shortage was a real windfall for BCD Electro and most of the other independent distributors I know that were operating back then... was it 90-91?

As far a s WEEE is concerned, this is an opportunity for companies that have backgrounds in surplus and excess inventory management. PLM is the new term and is much more sophisticated than we were just a few years ago. Very interesting times.

We are looking for the governing powers to come up with a set of rules for recycling so companies can follow them. The European initiatives RoHS and WEEE are still trying to set up a set of rules also. OK so this is a whiney blog but I just wanted to see what others are saying. Yes I am in the electronic recycling business. CA., ME. and a few other states have passed laws governing e-recycling, so far as I know the laws are not settling on a common guideline for the US. This is trouble in the long run as material is transported and having to comply with different laws as state lines are crossed.

Recycling electronics in Texas

We are looking for the governing powers to come up with a set of rules for recycling so companies can follow them. The European initiatives RoHS and WEEE are still trying to set up a set of rules also. OK so this is a whiney blog but I just wanted to see what others are saying. Yes I am in the electronic recycling business. CA., ME. and a few other states have passed laws gonerning e-recycling, so far as I know the laws are not settling on a common guideline for the US. This is trouble in the long run as material is transported and having to comply with different laws as state lines are crossed.