Waste Age

Coming Together to Talk about E-Waste 

BY STEPHEN URSERY

U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., Randy Cunningham, R-Calif., Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., and Mary Bono, R-Calif., have formed the Congressional E-Waste...

E-Waste Pays 

Patricia-Anne Tom

IN MAY, MARYLAND BECAME THE LATEST STATE to pass an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling law that requires computer manufacturers to pay an annual fee...

Maryland's E-Waste Law 

BY STEPHEN URSERY

Maryland has passed an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling law that requires computer manufacturers to pay an annual fee to fund local computer recycling...

Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Reps. To Launch E-Waste Working Group 

Stephen Ursery

The group will work to educated members of Congress about e-waste and will study potential ways of handling the waste....

A Little Less Taxing 

BY STEPHEN URSERY

ANOTHER ELECTRONIC (e-waste) recycling bill has landed on Capitol Hill. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jim Talent, R-Mo., have introduced the Electronic...

U.S. Senators Introduce E-Recycling Bill 

Stephen Ursery

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jim Talent, R-Mo., have introduced the Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. ...

Going Nationwide? 

BY STEPHEN URSERY

TWO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. House of Representatives are trying, once again, to create a national e-waste recycling system. In early January, Reps. Mike Thompson,...

EBay Fights E-Waste 

BY STEPHEN URSERY

TO KEEP DISCARDED COMPUTERS and other electronic products out of the nation's landfills, San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc. and a group of computer, governmental...

The Digital Trash Challenge 

Michael Fickes Business Editor Cockeysville, Md.

AMERICANS WILL THROW OUT more than 12 million tons of electronic equipment next year according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington,...

Texas Faces E-Waste Problem, Report Says 

Stephen Ursery

A report by the Texas Campaign for the Environment says that the state of Texas "faces a surge of toxic electronic trash over the next 10 years and taxpayers could be hit with a $606 million cleanup bill," according to The Associated Press (AP). ...

Wireless Worries 

Michael Fickes Business Editor

HIGH-PITCHED DIGITAL MELODIES and the phrase, Can you hear me now? have become mainstream in recent years, thanks to the growing popularity of wireless...

Reports of Toxic E-waste Entering China 

Erin Spinka

Greenpeace and the Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN) have reported that toxic electronic waste mixed in with steel and copper scrap from Japan and South Korea is entering China at its Taizhou port. ...

Putting the Pedal to the Metal 

By Kim A. O'Connell

FOR ALL THE DATA that goes into computers, many elements come out. When computers become obsolete, metals such as steel, aluminum, wire, cable and other...

Paying for E-waste 

BY REBEKAH A. HALL

AFTER THREE YEARS of searching for common ground, the National Electronics Stewardship Program Initiative (NEPSI) found itself one step closer to developing...

Streamlining E-vents 

Al Chaney Rancho Murieta, Calif.

WHEN CALIFORNIA PASSED the Electronic Waste and Recycling Act of 2003, it became the first state to legislate the handling and disposal of e-waste. The...

Move over, Arnold. The Nation's First E-Waste Law is Ready for Action 

By Rebekah A. Hall

BEFORE BEING TERMINATED by the Terminator, former California Gov. Gray Davis signed the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 into law on Sept. 27, representing...

Counties Try On E-Waste Tactics 

BY LYNN SCHENKMAN

AN ELECTRONICS RECYCLING company has decided that too many cooks don't always make a bad recipe. Phoenix-based Nxtcycle has announced results for its...

Deleting E-Waste 

By Alice P. Jacobsohn

DURING THE PAST two years, numerous newspapers and television stories have focused on the management of electronic waste (e-waste), such as personal computers,...

States Inspire NSWMA To Adopt E-Waste Policy 

Lynn Schenkman

THE NATIONAL SOLID WASTES Management Association (NSWMA) Washington, D.C., has adopted a policy that supports financial backing for electronic waste (e-waste)...

RECYCLING: A Growing Opportunity 

Kevin McCarthy

E-waste is growing by more than bits and bytes as outdated stereos, TV sets and VCRs make way for newer technology. As these products pile up in garages,...

Computing the Damage 

Kim A. O'Connell

Advocates have rallied against the hazards of electronic waste (e-waste) for years. Worldwide, electronics production is the fastest-growing manufacturing...

RECYCLING: NERC Bytes into E-Waste 

Rebekah A. Hall

Computers and other electronic goods weren't always discarded like a pair of worn socks. But with technology constantly being upgraded, concerns about...

From Here to Eternity: Recycling Hi-Tech Junk 

By K. Courtney DeWinter

One company's experience sets a standard for recycling computers and other technological equipment in an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally...

LEGISLATION: Terminating Video Monitor Dumping 

Barry Shanoff

Will consumer electronics manufacturers start taking back computers, fax machines and stereo equipment or providing other nondisposal outlets for used...

Massachusetts Bans Cathode Ray Tubes in Landfills 

Melanie A. Lasoff

On April 1, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to ban cathode ray tubes (CRTs), the glass picture tubes in computer screens and TV sets,...