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Laura Barnes

Managing Electronic Waste: Issues with Exporting E-Waste - 0 views

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    Answering questions about both e-waste disposal and recycling involves a host of challenges. For example, little information is available to allow a complete assessment of how e-waste ultimately managed. General estimates have been made about the management of cathode ray tubes (CRTs, the only devices where disposal is federally regulated), but little reliable information is available regarding other categories of e-waste. Further, little information is available regarding the total amount of functioning electronics exported to developing countries for legitimate reuse. What is known is that e-waste recycling involves complex processes and it is more costly to recycle e-waste in the United States, where there is a limited recycling infrastructure. It also is known that most consumer electronics manufacturers (who provide the market for material recovery from recycled electronics) have moved overseas.
Joy Scrogum

Government-backed e-waste scheme announced - Australian Information Industry Associatio... - 0 views

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    The Government has outlined a national framework for e-waste to be developed and set in place for all industry organisations from 2011. In a meeting today [11/5/09], the Environmental Protection Heritage Council (EPHC) confirmed the national e-waste management program will be a consistent national policy regulating the disposal of electronic products in Australia including computers, monitors and TVs.
Verny Gregory

How Is E-waste Management Handled In UAE: Current Scenario and Future Strategies - 0 views

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    Millions of laptops, computers, and mobile phones are discarded in UAE each year. The most active involvement regarding proper e-waste disposal in the middle east region is found in UAE. Currently, the country is working on developing e-waste regulations and legislation for sound e-waste management. Find out more in this article.
Amy Cade

News - State to have an environment policy soon, India - 0 views

  • "We will soon set up an integrated e-waste facility within six months in Mumbai and Pune. We have sought expression of interest from the concerned parties to set up the units. We have also made some changes in the river regulation zone policy, which sets distance criteria for setting industries near the river bank," Nair Singh said.
  • Appealing to NGOs and citizens for ensuring that non-formal de-assembling units of electronic items do not come up, Nair Singh said that the e-waste must go to authorised recycler.
  • "It is a shock for our state that only 17 per cent sewage in the entire state is being treated. Only 24 per cent municipal solid waste is treated, that too partially. All other waste is either dumped or burnt which is damaging the general health. Mumbai and Pune together constitute 40 per cent of the country's e-waste," Nair Singh said.
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    Article from The Times of India, 6/30/09. Features comments from state environment secretary and chairperson of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Valsa R Nair Singh on draft environmental policy. Some quotes related to e-waste (see annotations).
Laura Barnes

How to Ensure Your Products Meet Environmental Requirements in North America - 0 views

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    TIA white paper on environmental requirements for electronics sold in North America.
Laura Barnes

How to Ensure Your Products Meet Environmental Requirements in Latin America - 0 views

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    TIA white paper detailing environmental requirements for electronics sold in Latin America.
Laura Barnes

How to Ensure Your Products Meet Environmental Requirements in Europe - 0 views

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    TIA white paper detailing environmental requirements for electronics sold in Europe.
Laura Barnes

How to Ensure Your Products Meet Environmental Requirements in Asia - 0 views

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    White paper from TIA on environmental requirements for electronics in Asian markets
Joy Scrogum

Regulating for E-waste in China: Progress and Challenges - 0 views

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    Proceedings for the Institution of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer 162, June 2009, Issue ME2, pages 79-85. Written by J. Ye, S. Kayaga, & I. Smout. This paper provides a situational analysis and discusses the basic elements of the existing legislative framework for e-waste management in China. The paper concludes with an analysis of opportunities and challenges that exist in improving the enabling/regulatory environment for a hazardous but valuable commodity in a fast-growing economy.
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