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Also see Appliances,
Batteries,
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing,
Fluorescent Lamps,
Hazardous Substances,
Universal Waste, and Product Stewardship in this
directory. Note: Televisions, computer monitors, laptop computers
and most other electronic devices cannot be
disposed to the trash. The prohibition of computer monitors in the
trash applies to both cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors, and liquid crystal
diode (LCD) monitors. To find out where to take
computer monitors and laptop computers and other equipment, see the
Electronic Product Management Directory.
See a list of all wastes banned from the trash.
Table of Contents
CIWMB Programs and Services
CIWMB Publications
Other Resources
Electronic Subtopics
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Managing
Electronic Equipment—Describes the growing challenge of
electronic waste and introduces factors to be considered in electronic
equipment procurement, use, and end-of-life management
- Articles,
Reports, and Studies listed on the CIWMB Electronic Products Management
Web site.
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California
Department
of Toxic Substances Control, Universal Waste Rule—California's universal waste
rule. Portable Document Format (PDF),
108 KB. Also see
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Universal Waste Rule, below.
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Electronic
Product Management Issues—Provides an update on current issues
affecting the management of electronic products/waste. Topics covered
included DTSC's determination that CRTs are hazardous waste and emergency
regulations permitting inclusion as universal waste; CIWMB's recent e-waste
survey report and new online electronic reuse/recycling database; cost
implications for electronics management and e-waste cost-sharing models;
ongoing CIWMB's initiatives; and other resources. CIWMB Publication
Number: 441-02-002. (PDF, 40 KB).
- Electronics: A New Opportunity for Waste Prevention, Reuse, and
Recycling—This U.S. EPA publication includes information on how to properly manage electronics.
- Environmentally Preferable Procurement Guidelines for Information
Technology (IT) Equipment in Health Care—From
Going Green: A
Resource Kit for Pollution Prevention in Health Care, from
Health Care Without Harm.
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E-Waste Elimination, Electronic Recycling Tips for the Health Care Industry,
by Pier-George Zanoni, P.E.—Most of this article is applicable to all large
businesses and organizations. The article, which first appeared in the
August, 2003 issue of Health Facilities Management Magazine, is from
hospitalconnect.com.
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Links to Computer Recycling Programs—From
PC Magazine.
- Waste in the Wireless World: The Challenge of Cell
Phones—May 2002, Bette K. Fishbein, ISBN 0-918780-78-0, 109 pp., $30 or free
download from Inform.
Examines the issues posed by the proliferation and disposal of cell phones and other wireless electronic
devices, including the many toxic substances they contain and governmental policies and corporate initiatives addressing the end-of-life management of electronic products in the
U.S. and abroad.
Recommends ways to minimize the environmental and health impacts of this rapidly growing waste stream. Consists of several
Portable Document Format (PDF) files of various sizes.
- Back Thru the
Future Micro Computers, Inc.—A computer recycling company.
- Clean
Computer Campaign—By the Silicon
Valley Toxics Coalition.
- Department
of Toxic Substances Control, Cathode Ray Tubes —Fact sheets and
links.
- Electronics Recycling Association—Computer
and Electronics Reuse and Recycling in Canada.
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Electronic Reuse and Recycling Opportunities—U.S. EPA invites you to
participate in e-cycling at these electronics collection events and locations.
- Florescent
Lamp Recycling—From LampRecycle.org, a project of the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) targeted primarily
toward commercial and governmental interests. However, the brochure,
entitled Fluorescent
Lamps and the Environment has a contains good background information on fluorescent
lamps that would interest anyone. Portable Document Format (PDF), 186
KB.
- Product Stewardship Institute—The Product Stewardship Institute assists state and local government agencies in establishing cooperative agreements with industry and developing other initiatives that reduce the health and environmental impacts from consumer products.
- Recycle for Breast Cancer—Helps
Individuals and Businesses Dispose of E-Waste All Year Long, Coast to Coast,
While Raising Funds to Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer.
- Repairing Handheld Computers—See if you can repair that PDA
(Personal Digital Assistant) before you trash it.
- Saving Ink—Software that reduces the amount of ink used by inkjet
printers.
- U.S.
EPA, Universal Waste Rule—The federal
government's universal waste rule. Also see the Department of Toxic
Substances Control, Universal Waste Rule, above.
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