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Federal Legislation on e-Waste

By lauren | Published: October 1, 2010
Congress introduces bill to stop the global dumping of e-waste 1 October 2010 – On Sept 29, 2010, Reps. Gene Green and Mike Thompson introduced a bill in Congress to make it illegal for U.S. “recyclers” to send toxic e-waste to developing nations. It’s a common practice for “recyclers” to export electronic products from the [...]
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Diverse New Advisory Body to Guide Responsible e-Recycling

By lauren | Published: September 17, 2010
e-Stewards® Leadership Council Announced 17 September 2010 (Seattle, WA) –The Certified e-Stewards® Initiative, the world’s first third-party audited, accredited international certification program for electronics recyclers that prohibits the export of e-waste to developing countries and enjoys the support of more than 70 environmental organizations, today announced its first Leadership Council. The Leadership Council will help [...]
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EPA Chief cites the e-Waste Problem as one of the US’s 6 Global Environmental Priorities

By lauren | Published: August 17, 2010
17 August 2010 (Guanajuato, Mexico) – EPA Chief Administrator Lisa Jackson declared yesterday that preventing e-waste and its irresponsible management was one of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s top six newly announced global priorities. The other five priorities were reducing carbon emissions, improving air quality, improving water quality, reducing toxics exposures and building stronger institutional [...]
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