DocumentCode :
2256533
Title :
A case study in regulatory approaches to CRT recycling
Author :
Lewis, Cynthia A. ; Goldberg, Aaron H.
Author_Institution :
Beveridge & Diamond P.C., Washington, DC, USA
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
278
Lastpage :
283
Abstract :
The electronics industry is under strong and increasing pressure from governments, environmental groups and the public to increase the recycling of its products. Manufacturers and recyclers are analyzing dozens of approaches to identify cost-effective, environmentally sound methods of managing end-of-life electronics. An important aspect of these analyses is the identification ofthe environmental regulations-particularly those under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and its state counterparts-that would apply. Regulatory costs, burdens and risks are particularly important because companies may be unwilling to invest in a heavily regulated enterprise when the value of some of the recycling streams is relatively low and markets for such materials are still developing. The applicability of hazardous waste regulations to particular electronics components, the onerous and inconsistent requirements potentially imposed by such regulations, and reform proposals that would encourage rather than impede electronics recycling have been debated for years. Nevertheless, companies still face a patchwork of different approaches that make it difficult to accomplish their objectives in an economical manner, free from the threat that regulators will assert violations of hazardous waste requirements
Keywords :
cathode-ray tubes; consumer electronics; recycling; CRT recycling; USA; case study; electronics components; electronics industry; end-of-life electronics management; hazardous waste regulations; regulatory approaches; Cathode ray tubes; Companies; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electronics industry; Environmental management; Government; Manufacturing; Recycling; Waste management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2000. ISEE 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
ISSN :
1095-2020
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5962-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2000.857662
Filename :
857662
Link To Document :
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