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Electronic waste : EPA needs to better control harmful U.S. exports through stronger enforcement and more comprehensive regulation : report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives / United States Government Accountability Office.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- 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:
- ii, 62 pages : digital, PDF file
- Other Title:
- EPA needs to better control harmful U.S. exports through stronger enforcement and more comprehensive 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 cause health and environmental problems. Items with cathode-ray tubes (CRT) are particularly harmful because they can contain 4 pounds of lead, a known toxin. To prevent this practice, since January 2007 EPA began regulating the export of CRTs under its CRT rule, which requires companies to notify EPA before exporting CRTs. In this context, GAO 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 buyers of broken CRTs.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 17, 2008).
- "August 2008."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-08-1044."
- OCLC:
- 252093471
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