PAZ Creates E-Waste Depository

The Polymer Alliance Zone of West Virginia, through its electronic platforms GreenOnline.com and ElectronicsRecycling.org, announced the creation of a centralized data repository for electronics recycling related information.

The project will fulfill a need for up-to-date information on collecting and recycling electronic waste.

PAZ is initiating this effort in cooperation with the EPA, the Electronic Industries Alliance, and other entities interested in electronics recycling. 

This repository is an open, collaborative public/private data-sharing project geared to assist in sharing data and results from electronics recycling efforts. The first initiative underway involves the development of common data elements in cooperation with EPA’s Plug-In to eCycling program.

The Plug-In Pilots are collaborative efforts among EPA, retailers, equipment manufacturers, recyclers, and state and local officials, and include regional electronics recycling pilot projects in the Northeast, Minnesota, and the Pacific Northwest.

PAZ‘s mission includes support for the growth and development of a viable electronics recycling industry through the MARCEE project, particularly for plastics from end-of-life electronics. 

A related effort in the development of the electronics recycling data repository will be discussed at the upcoming IEEE International Symposium on Electronics in the Environment conference this coming May.