the latest “Directory of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Products Processing” was enacted, which includes WMPs. This inclusion
means that WMPs are now part of the management scope
of this regulation. A far higher proportion of WMPs will be recovered
and recycled in the future than at present, but it is unclear
what the environmental footprint of WMP recycling will be in the
future. Detailed research into the environmental impacts of WMP
treatment processes is required to facilitate avoidance of pollution
that could be caused by recycling WMPs.