Electronic waste : harmful U.S. exports flow virtually unrestricted because of minimal EPA enforcement and narrow regulation : testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives / statement of John B. Stephenson.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, John B.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment

United States. Government Accountability Office

Series:

Testimony ; GAO-08-1166 T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Environmental Protection Agency--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

Electronic waste--United States--Management.

Electronic waste.

Electronic apparatus and appliances--Environmental aspects--United States.

Electronic apparatus and appliances.

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--United States.

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

Electronic apparatus and appliances--Environmental aspects.

Electronic waste--Management.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Rules.

Physical Description:

17 pages : digital, PDF file.

Other Title:

Harmful U.S. exports flow virtually unrestricted because of minimal EPA enforcement and narrow regulation

Electronic waste exports

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]

Summary:

Increasingly, U.S. consumers are recycling their old electronics to prevent the environmental harm that can come from disposal. Concerns have grown, however, that some U.S. companies are exporting these items to developing countries, where unsafe recycling practices can damage health and the environment. Items with cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) are particularly harmful because they contain lead, a known toxin. As a result, in January 2007, EPA began regulating the export of CRTs under a rule requiring companies to notify EPA before exporting CRTs. GAO's August 2008 report examined (1) the fate of exported used electronics, (2) the effectiveness of regulatory controls over the export of these devices, and (3) options to strengthen federal regulation of exported used electronics. Among other things, GAO reviewed waste management surveys in developing countries, monitored e-commerce Web sites, and posed as foreign Internet buyers of broken CRTs.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 17, 2008).

"For release on delivery ... September 17, 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

252229133