National
Physics Laboratory
NPL is the United Kingdom's national standards laboratory,
an internationally respected and independent centre of excellence
for R&D, and knowledge transfer in measurement and materials
science. www.npl.co.uk/ei/publications/cd
Department
of Trade & Industry
Works with others to encourage innovative, enterprising
and internationally competitive business solutions to environmental
problems and the wider challenges of sustainable development.
http://164.36.164.20/sustainability.
Envirowise
Offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice
and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise
waste and reduce environmental impact. www.envirowise.gov.uk.
Midex
Have developed a range of services dedicated to the safe,
legal and environmentally acceptable disposal of waste of
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
www.midex-rt.com.
Soldertec
Offers the electronics industry a screening service for
components, boards, cables, screws, housings and electronic
assemblies to help them comply with the Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) directive. www.lead-free.org.
TWI
An extensive online source of information and advice on
welding and joining of engineering materials.
www.twi.co.uk.
Smart
Group
A leading European technical trade association representing
the electronics manufacturing industry.www.smartgroup.org.
ICER
Involving material suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and
distributors, the waste management industry, recyclers and
local authorities. www.icer.org.uk.
International
Tin Research
Tin Technology is a membership-based organisation involved
in research, development, and marketing of tin based technologies.
It is the world's foremost authority on tin with access
to more than 60 years experience through its association
with ITRI Ltd. www.itri.co.uk.
IPC
Serving the printed circuit board and electronics assemblies
industry. www.ipc.org.
American
Technical Publishers Ltd (ATP)
One of the world's largest distributors of technical information.
www.ihsatp.com.
