The three European NGOs European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), and Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), have launched a position paper calling for a RoHS 2.0 restricting halogenated organic compounds and nano silver in all Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

EEB, HEAL and WECF urge the Council and the European Parliament to strengthen the European Commission proposal for a revised RoHS Directive, and in particular:

• Provide a coherent framework to include all EEE;
• Restrict by 2014 hazardous substances and materials in EEE that cause serious concern throughout their lifecycle (production, use, disposal) and hamper recyclability, such as halogenated organic substances, to a maximum of 0,1% (weight by weight);
• Restrict by 2014 the use of nano silver to the detection limit in homogenous EEE parts;
• Ensure a specific methodology for future substance restrictions focusing on waste considerations which are in line with the specific aims of the RoHS Directive.