Royal Decree 110/2015 of 20 February on waste electrical and electronic equipment: key changes

The peculiarity of waste electrical and electronic equipment (such as household appliances, IT and telecommunications equipment, lighting equipment, consumer equipment or — a novelty with respect to previous legislation — photovoltaic panels), consists of two features present therein: the high content of valuable substances (e.g., mobile (cell) phones can contain over forty elements from the periodic table, including precious metals like silver, gold and palladium) and, at the same time, hazardous substances that may contaminate the environment or be harmful to human health if the equipment is not managed and treated properly…