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"Madam President, waste electrical and electronic equipment is the form of waste with the fastest growth potential in the EU, estimated to reach 12.3 million tonnes by 2020.
I welcome the reform of the Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and emphasise the need for investment in recycling raw materials and rare earths since the mining, refining and recycling of rare earths have serious consequences for the environment if they are not managed properly.
Failure to comply with the appropriate procedures when treating waste electrical and electronic equipment causes damage to the environment, especially through the discharge of heavy metals such as mercury from compact fluorescent lamps and flat screens, and lead from television sets.
According to the Commission, only 33% of waste electrical and electronic equipment is officially collected separately, with the possibility of a large amount of this material, which has been collected and not declared, being treated in the EU without suitable environmental protection, or sent illegally to developing countries where certain valuable materials are recycled in a manner that is hazardous to health and the environment, or else dumped."@en1
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