E-Waste Information
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Whenever you or your company purchases technology, remember what it looked like inside.
Consider not only how it was designed for deployment and use, but also its implications when it is no longer useable.
Was it easy to take apart, or soldered together?
Could it be built better, with less waste? Can parts be re-used or melted down?
For more general information about E-waste, please visit:
Electronics TakeBack Coalition
Many manufacturers are voluntarily taking their products back at their end of life:
Corporate Accountability
Legislative Information regarding E-Waste:
The Basel Action Network (including full text of the Basel Convention)
A collection of studies and overview documents regarding e-waste:
National Center for Electronics Recyling
The EPA's take, including an estimate of e-waste trends in the USA:
EPA eCycling
PA Currently has a bill in Committee to mandate computer take-back, referred to committee on February 13, 2009:
The Pennsylvania General Assembly
Photos from recent Take-Apart sessions:
Wondergy Photo Gallery
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