Dan,

I am not an expert by any means, however other people have offered the
following:

http://www.leadfree.org

http://www.lead-free.org

Both have some interesting information. One point after reading the content
of the Second Draft of the WEEE, although it does talk alot about 'take
back', I myself had to look close to find the one sentence that says that
the use of lead should be done away with.

Hope this helps.

Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kallin, Dan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 7:34 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      [LF] Leadfree regulatory summary?
>
> Greetings,
> I am hoping to find a current summary of the legislative and regulatory
> efforts underway which effect the drive toward lead free assembly.
>
> I did find a summary of take back regulations dated February of 98 at:
> http://www.cutter.com/psa/psatabl.htm
>
> There is also a pretty good summary, also dated 1998, of European programs
> regarding waste electronics at:
> http://www.eorm-rtis.com/sample2.htm
>
> My understanding is that while the Draft European Directive calls for a
> ban
> on lead, the Japanese and most other regulations currently in place are
> directed at take back programs.  I guess having the lead removed will make
> them easier to recycle, but they don't seem to call for removal directly.
>
> Am I missing something?  Does anyone know where there is a good summary
> which has been updated?
>
> Thanks,
> __________________________________________
> Dan Kallin                        Environmental Engineer
>    Bose Corporation       Framingham, MA 01701
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