The WEEE Directive set collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods, with a minimum rate of 4 kilograms per head of population per annum recovered for recycling by 2009. The [[{{{name}}} RoHS|RoHS]] Directive set restrictions upon European manufacturers as to the material content of new electronic equipment placed on the market. | The WEEE Directive set collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods, with a minimum rate of 4 kilograms per head of population per annum recovered for recycling by 2009. The [[{{{name}}} RoHS|RoHS]] Directive set restrictions upon European manufacturers as to the material content of new electronic equipment placed on the market. |