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Why are hazardous substances including lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) being phased out of electronics?

April 26, 2017Cadmium CD hazardous Hg lead mercury Pb phased substances

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Why are hazardous substances including lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) being phased out of electronics?

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U.S. and Global agencies such as EPEAT, RoHS, Energy Star and the EPA have set strict standards to restrict the levels of intentionally added lead, mercury, and cadmium in electronics and batteries in hopes of dramatically lowering toxicity levels created by discarded electronics and batteries. Another means of combating the issue of “high tech trash” is by creating electronics designed for long life spans via ease of upgrades and maintenance such as AOpen’s modular XC Minis and Digital Engines – all of which are RoHs and Energy Star 4.0 ready.