Electronics Recycling: A Guide to International Regulations Raymond Communications updated 2007 report covers the hottest issue in recycling today - electronics. Standard shipping is FREE. Order today.

Many countries now have takeback laws for electronics -- each a little different. The European Parliament has passed two major electronics recycling Directives (WEEE and RoHS) that are changing the way many manufacturers design their products and retrieve them after usefulness. Other countries, particularly Asian nations, are following the EU's lead by implementing or expanding their own e-waste regulations. International environmental groups, such as Greenpeace and the Basel Action Network, also are focused on e-waste and are pushing hard for more change, especially in regard to exportation of e-waste to India and developing nations in Africa and Asia.

In the U.S., a half dozen states have already enacted e-waste laws. Many more have e-waste laws under legislative debate. Electronics makers, through the Electronics Industry Association, have hammered out a national takeback plan -- and this will include federal legislation if it goes through. Each month the major environmental issue brings more far-reaching developments.

Electronics Recycling: A Guide to International Regulations, more than 300 pages in length, summarizes regulatory developments in electronics takeback around the world. Coverage includes approximately two dozen countries in Europe, Asia, South America, the United States and Canada. Everyneed to get you up to speed is in one handy guide.

The national interpretations of the European Directives (WEEE and RoHS) are explained in plain English, with details on who is affected, and which items have toxic materials restrictions. We include collection organization information, and fee structures, and electronics recovery rates when available. Plus, we provide English-speaking contacts for most countries.

On the U.S. side, the report includes background and analysis of the current regulatory climate for electronics stewardship, and summaries of state electronics “takeback” and related restrictive bills, as well as the results of major pilot collection programs at the local level.

The guide includes a lengthly appendix containing reference tables, full text of the electronics takeback laws in English, and contact information. You can order the Electronics Recycling: A Guide to International Regulations on CD-ROM, in print or as an electronic file download. Standard shipping is free. Rush delivery is available at extra cost.

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