RecyclingTechnology Products. July2006

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1 RecyclingTechnology Products July2006

2 Recycling Technology Products An Overview of E-Waste Policy Issues July 2006 U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Administration Office of Technology Policy

3 Technology Administration Principal Author & Project Leader Laureen Daly Office of Technology Policy Technology Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Report Team Brian Van Hook, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Andrew Rahaman, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce Marc Patterson, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Jeremy Marcus, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Connie Chang, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Acknowledgements The Office of Technology Policy would like to particularly acknowledge Benjamin Wu, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, for his leadership on the issue of electronics recycling. The Office of Technology Policy would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for contributing to and providing peer review of the report: Walter Alcorn, Consultant, MARCEE Project and National Center for Electronics Recycling Garth Hickle, Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance Sego Jackson, Snohomish County Solid Waste Division, Washington State Staff of the Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency In addition, the Office of Technology Policy would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to the report: Richard Goss, Electronic Industries Alliance John Hayworth, Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries David Isaacs, Hewlett Packard Clare Lindsay, Office of Solid Waste, EPA Paula Prahl, Best Buy David Thompson, Panasonic Catherine Wilt, University of Tennessee David Arrington, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Eric Zito, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce Staff of the International Trade Administration ii Recycling Technology Products

4 Office of Technology Policy Table of Contents INTRODUCTION... 1 CHAPTERS I. NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ELECTRONICS RECYCLING... 7 Stakeholders Criteria For A National System... 7 Achieving a National System through State Legislation II. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING SYSTEM MODELS Product Coverage Collection from Consumers Recycling Financing Collection, Transportation, and Recycling Incentives for Voluntary Industry Recycling Creating a Market for Recycled Goods APPENDICES I. INTERNATIONAL LAWS, TREATIES, AND ACTIVITIES European Union Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive Basel Convention World Trade Organization Rs Initiative Japan China Belgium Denmark Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland Australia Canada Taiwan II. U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND REGULATION U.S. Federal Solid Waste Management Regulations The Universal Waste Rule The Taxpayer Relief Act of National Legislation Introduced in Congress An Overview of E-Waste Policy Issues iii

5 Technology Administration III. NATIONAL ELECTRONICS PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE Background Models for a National Financing System Hybrid Advanced Recovery Fee/Partial Cost Internalization Model NEPSI Compromise Resolution IV. GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES The EPA ecycling Pilot EPA s Plug-In To ecycling Campaign Guidelines for Plug-In To ecycling Campaign EPA Plug-In Program Pilots Regional Take It Back Network- Local initiative in the Pacific Northwest Best Buy Pilot WasteCap, EIA, Goodwill, and Retailers Pilot EIA Consumer Education Initiative Website WasteWise ebay s Rethink Initiative The Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool The Federal Electronics Challenge The Green Suppliers Network Design for the Environment Program The U.S. Department of Defense The U.S. Department of Energy EPA Guidelines for Materials Management V. STATE LEGISLATION AND ACTIVITIES Enacted Legislation and State Programs Proposed Legislation Remarks by Assistant Secretary Ben Wu tothe National Conference of State Legislatures August 17, VI. RECYCLING MODELS FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation U.S. and Canadian Tire Recycling Programs U.S. Carpet Recovery Program Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Program Alberta Used Oil Recovery Recycling Management Program Paint Stewardship Program in British Columbia: Product Care Quebec Used Paint Program: Eco-Peinture European Union s End-of-Life Vehicles Directive VII. E-WASTE ACRONYMS iv Recycling Technology Products

6 Office of Technology Policy VIII. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS Federal Register Notice Reproduction of Public Comments Association of State and Territorial Association Basel Action Network Caroll County & Washington County (MD) City of Tacoma (WA) Solid Waste Management Clean Production Action Clean Water Action Alliance (MA) Colorado Governor s Office of Energy Management and Conservation CTIA [Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Assn.] - The Wireless Association Dell, Inc Electronics Industries Alliance Global Investment Recovery, Inc Hall Radio & TA, Inc Hennepin County (MN) Environmental Services Hewelett-Packard Co Hewelett-Packard Co. (Supplemental Comments) IBM Indiana Recycling Coalition, Inc International Association of Electronics Recyclers Iowa Department of Natural Resources Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Maine DEP, Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management Division Manufacturers Coalition National Recycling Coalition, Inc National Solid Wastes Management Association Natural Resources Council of Maine Northeast Recycling Council, Inc Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Panasonic Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Radio Shack Recycling Business Group Federal Prison Industries, Inc Retail Industry Leaders Association Rusk County Recycling (WI) Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Snohomish County (WA) Solid Waste Management Division Solid Waste and Recycling Metro (Portland, OR) Solid Waste Association of North America Solid Waste Division King County (WA) St. Louis County (MO) Department of Health TAV Electronics Texas Campaign for the Environment Vermont Public Interest Research Group Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation Wisconsin Council on Recycling An Overview of E-Waste Policy Issues v

7 Technology Administration List of Boxes Electronics Recycling Terminology Orphan Products Collection Incentive Payment (CIP) Internet Sales and Foreign Producers Largest PC Vendors in U.S. Market Top TV Vendors in the United States List of Tables 1: Examples of ARF charged in the United States and Europe : California Electronic Waste Recycling Fee : HP s Product Takeback Cost Estimates under Different Financing Systems : Recycling Contributions set by Recupel : Recupel Recycling Targets 2003 by Product Category : NVMP Visible Fee by Product Type : El Retur Recycling of WEEE : El Kretsen Material Recovery : SWICO Fixed Fee Rate per Item vi Recycling Technology Products