Cleaning Up Electronic Waste (E-Waste) | US EPA - 0 views
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EPA works bilaterally with governments and environmental officials around the world on e-waste management. U.S. EPA and Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (Taiwan EPA) coordinate the International E-Waste Management Network (IEMN), which has brought together environmental officials from Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and North America to exchange best practices on e-waste management since 2011.
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EPA also collaborates with the Solving the E-waste Problem Initiative (Step)Exit Exit EPA website to jointly address the e-waste problem in developing countries. Step, formerly known as UNU-Step, was previously an initiative under the United Nations University (UNU)
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“E-waste”, “electronic waste”, “e-scrap” and “end-of-life electronics” are terms often used to describe used electronics that are nearing the end of their useful life, and are discarded, donated or given to a recycler.
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