The digital transition and growing use of flat-screen TVs and com...
The digital transition and growing use of flat-screen TVs and computer monitors means more electronics in the waste stream, the Congressional Research Service said. The report on state e-waste legislation said Environmental Protection Agency data show that in 2005…
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alone about 2.2 million tons of electronics became obsolete, with about 1.5 million tons landing in landfills. Twelve states have some form of e- waste law, and about 20 other are weighing legislation this year, the report said. Many local and state agencies, retailers and electronics makers have worked with the EPA to sponsor pilot e-waste recycling programs, but most states don’t want to bear the full cost of e-waste management, it said. “One factor driving states to develop e-waste laws is to implement a system that will provide financing for an e- waste collection, transportation, and recycling system.” State laws vary from bans on e-waste in landfills to full e- waste collection and recycling requirements, it said. Products covered under state laws include CRT devices, desktop computers, flat panel monitors, plasma and LCD TVs, keyboards, printers, fax machines, DVD and video cassette recorders and players and cell phones. Lack of federal legislation and stakeholder accord on a national e-waste recycling program is driving state legislation, the report said.