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25 May 2011
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Management of Used Electronic Equipment in New York State
What is Used Electronic Equipment?
2010 Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
The NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act was signed into law on May 28, 2010. The law will ensure that every New Yorker will have the opportunity to recycle their electronic waste in an environmentally responsible manner.
Used electronic equipment can encompass a variety of equipment including, but not limited to computers, CRTs, wireless telephones, electronic keyboards, mice, televisions, printers, monitors, portable digital music players, video cassette recorders, DVD players, Blu-ray disc players, digital video recorders, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, electronic game consoles, PDAs, facsimile machines, and photocopiers, etc.
Much of this used electronic equipment contains hazardous elements and compounds, including lead, mercury, and cadmium, which can be toxic if released into the environment. Therefore, it is important that used electronic equipment is managed properly, which in some cases means management as a hazardous waste.
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02 May 2011
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The NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (PDF) (39 kb) (Article 27, Title 26 of the Environmental Conservation Law) was signed into law by the Governor on May 28, 2010. The law will ensure that every New Yorker will have the opportunity to recycle their electronic waste in an environmentally responsible manner. The law requires manufacturers to establish a convenient system for the collection, handling, and recycling or reuse of electronic waste. Manufacturers of covered electronic equipment (CEE) will be responsible for implementing and maintaining an acceptance program for the discarded electronic waste, with oversight by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (Department).
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24 March 2011
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In 2002, the Basel Action Network (BAN) and the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition released the groundbreaking report and film Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia, that exposed the toxic “recycling” of discarded electronics in China. Images of men, women and children burning tons of toxic circuit boards, wires and plastic parts exposed the fast-cheap-and-dirty side of our consumption of computers, televisions, faxes, printers, etc.
