1. E-waste seen from a global perspective 2. The e-waste development cycle e part I, introduction and country status 3. The e-waste development cycle, part IIdimpact assessment of collection and treatment 4. The e-waste development cycle, part IIIdpolicy & legislation,business & finance, and technologies & skills 5. Implementation road map and conditions for success 6. The WEEE forum and the WEEE label of excellence project 7. Reduction of hazardous materials in electrical and electronic equipment 8. The materials of waste electrical and electronic equipment 9. Refurbishment and reuse of waste electrical and electronic equipment 10. Mechanical methods of recycling plastics from WEEE 11. Recycling printed circuit boards 12. Recycling liquid crystal displays 13. Recycling cooling and freezing appliances 14. Recycling batteries 15. Rare earth metal recovery from typical e-waste 16. ErP e the European directive on ecodesign 17. Sustainable electronic product design 18. Waste electrical and electronic equipment management in Europe:learning from best practices in Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark 19. WEEE management in China 20. E-waste management in India 21. WEEE management in Japan 22. HP's WEEE management strategy 23. Siemens' WEEE management strategy 24. The history of the take-back and treatment of consumer waste electrical and electronic equipment at Philips 25. Creating a corporate environmental strategy including waste electrical and electronic equipment take-back and treatment