A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE BULK WASTE STREAM IS PROVIDED BY WEEE (WASTE FROM ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) AND ITS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; THE WASTE IS CONSTANTLY GROWING (3-5 % PER YEAR) BECAUSE OF THEIR SPREAD IN MANY PRODUCTS. PART OF THIS WASTE IS APPROPRIATELY MANAGED (EU RECYCLING RATE FOR SOME 35 %), BUT A SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL AMOUNT IS LOST DUE TO INEFFICIENT COLLECTION, STORAGE IN LANDFILLS, ILLEGAL SALE OF ABROAD, ETC. IN ADDITION, THE WEEE DIRECTIVE (2012/19/EU) PROVIDES FOR UP TO 85 % OF THE MINIMUM COLLECTION THRESHOLD (FROM 45 % IN 2016 TO IN 2019) WITH A RECOVERY OF TO 85 % AND RECYCLING/RE-USE OF AT LEAST 70 % FOR 2018. IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO RECOVER THE COMPONENTS/MATERIALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PIPELINE AND MAKE THEM BECOME A RESOURCE. THIS TYPE OF APPROACH IS COMPLIMENTED BY THE CONCEPT OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS TO THE SCARISPEC.