What does RoHS compliant mean?

A step in the right direction environmentally. RoHS stand for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances. These Regulations implement EU Directive 2002/95 which bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more that agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, haexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.