Estonia produced in 2008 33.264 ton of electronic waste. But this electronic waste was not managed well. That is why the European Commission started legal actions against the three Baltic States, for not properly transposing EU legislation to tackle waste of electrical and electronic equipment.
In Estonia e-waste is increasing at three to five per cent a year, almost three times faster than the total waste stream. [1]
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Illegal dumping
There are landfills with modern technical standards and EU Law, but there are also a lot of uncontrolled dumps. These are frequent as there are no control mechanisms or legislation and it allows dumping of e-waste without control. Companies dumping the illegal waste in forests frequently to avoid charges for waste collection services.
However, there are multiple laws active in Estonia, which are influencing the sector. The most important laws regarding e-waste in Estonia are listed below.
· Waste Act (consolidated text Jun 2007) § 262.
· Regulation No. 9
· Regulation No. 65
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Estonia supports foreign and local investors by subsidizing investments in technology by industry. There is a special organization called EAS ‘Enterprise Estonia’ doing research which company comes into consideration for subsidies.
It also exists European laws for the regulation of E-waste: The WEEE Directive.
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