First adopted by the European Union, The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS 1 // 2002/95/EC) limits the use of certain hazardous substances used in the manufacture of various types of electrical and electronic equipment. The EU adopted these restrictions in February 2003. This directive restricts, with exceptions, the use of six hazardous materials. The hazardous materials that RoHS aims to control are Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium Polybrominated Diphenyl ethers and Polybrominated Biphenyls. RoHS 1 is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE // 2002/96/EC) which sets guidelines for the recovery, collection and the recycling of electrical goods to solve problems associated with tremendous amounts of toxic waste.