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  Electronics: A New Opportunity for Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling, June 2001 [pdf]

  http://www.epa.gov/osw/elec_fs.pdf

  I n the past decade, technological advances in electronic data management and communications have spurred economic growth and improved people’s lives in countless ways. However, our growing dependence ... on electronic products both at home and in the workplace has given rise to a new environmental challenge: electronics waste. A recent study by EPA shows that electronics already make up approximately 1 percent of the municipal solid waste stream. Research completed in Europe shows that electronics waste is growing at three times the rate of other municipal waste. To the extent possible, electronics waste should be prevented, and older electronics should be reused and recycled. Why Prevent Electronics Waste? End-of-life electronics: Are a fast-growing waste stream. Over 20 million personal computers became obsolete in 1998. Only 13 percent were reused or recycled. Many municipalities are facing the dilemma of what to do with growing amounts of retired electronics. Rapid changes in computer   [More...] [Less...]

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  Tags:  consumer electronics, electronic waste, recycle, reuse, waste prevention