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May
4-6, 2005
WEE, RoHS, and Cradle-to-Cradle Design Lee Teschler, Executive Editor, Machine Design Magazine Soon European countries won't tolerate electrical and electronic equipment containing lead, mercury, cadmium, and other materials banished by new European directives. But there are exemptions and the exemptions will change. These directives can be viewed as part of a new movement which promotes creation of products for cradle-to-cradle cycles, with materials perpetually circulated in closed loops, instead of dumped in landfills or scrapped at the end of their life.
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