Design tip for easier recycling (Directive Decoder)

Design tip for easier recycling

Why use heat welding in preference to adhesives?
Some plastics melt fairly easily and so heat can be used to bond two pieces together. This is good because no other materials are introduced so that at end-of-life, there is only one clean plastic to recycle. If adhesives are used (also if labels are used), the plastic is contaminated and so has a much lower value. Removal of adhesives is practically impossible on a large scale.

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Posted by Gary on April 9, 2008 11:44 AM | Permalink

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Gary Nevison is Farnell's spokesperson and customer interface on legislation that affects the electronics industry, such as the RoHS and WEEE Directives. As part of this, Gary has spoken extensively at RoHS seminars throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He has recently turned his attention to the developments, and impact, of China RoHS.
With over 30 years service at Farnell, he has widespread experience in the electronic components industry, Gary is an active figure in the market place, sitting on the AFDEC (Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components) Council and acting as the elected chairperson for its dedicated RoHS development team.
During 2005, Gary was also chairman of the European organisation DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists) and today sits on the board of Electronics Yorkshire, helping local businesses.

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