Only 11 of 35 state recycling managers believe there will ever be a national agreement on electronics takeback, according to a survey from Raymond Communications for the 2005 update of “ Electronics Recycling: What to Expect from Global Mandates.”
The survey is in the appendix of the updated 200-page report, now detailing U.S. legislation and 23 countries from Europe and Asia.
The U.S. survey indicated that fewer state officials are aware of the national takeback negotiations that have been ongoing since 2001: in 2003, only one official was not familiar with the NEPSI (National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative) process – in 2004, six said they were not familiar with it.
Moreover, the survey indicated that 11 states planned legislative action on electronics waste in the next the next three years, while 10 reported they did not.
The detailed report reviews all state legislation in 2004 (about 36 bills), the status of enacted bills and deregulation of electronics recycling in the states and Canada.
Other sections cover design for environment issues, plastics recycling, labeling, plus coverage of the implementation of the Restrictions of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHs).
The international section covers 18 European countries and five Asian countries, including electronics fees for 2004-2005, explanations of current laws vs. implementation of the WEEE/RoHS directives and updated details for dealing with regions such as South Korea and Taiwan.
The updated appendix has more than 60 documents, including review of environmental reports from 29 major electronics firms (2003), full texts of many existing electronics laws, labeling criteria, recent translations and slides from Raymond conferences and teleconferences.
Raymond Communications, based in College Park, Md., publishes Recycling Laws International and State Recycling Laws Update and organizes the Take it Back! conferences.
The next regular Take it Back! conference will be March 7-9, 2005, in Alexandria Va. A RoHS workshop on March 9 will feature a member of the European Commission’s Technical Adaptation Committee, as well as presentations on testing, case histories and China’s laws. A Feburary 7 teleconference will cover China’s WEEE/RoHS regulation.
Information is available online at http://www.raymond.com or by calling 301-345-4237.
The survey is in the appendix of the updated 200-page report, now detailing U.S. legislation and 23 countries from Europe and Asia.
The U.S. survey indicated that fewer state officials are aware of the national takeback negotiations that have been ongoing since 2001: in 2003, only one official was not familiar with the NEPSI (National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative) process – in 2004, six said they were not familiar with it.
Moreover, the survey indicated that 11 states planned legislative action on electronics waste in the next the next three years, while 10 reported they did not.
The detailed report reviews all state legislation in 2004 (about 36 bills), the status of enacted bills and deregulation of electronics recycling in the states and Canada.
Other sections cover design for environment issues, plastics recycling, labeling, plus coverage of the implementation of the Restrictions of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHs).
The international section covers 18 European countries and five Asian countries, including electronics fees for 2004-2005, explanations of current laws vs. implementation of the WEEE/RoHS directives and updated details for dealing with regions such as South Korea and Taiwan.
The updated appendix has more than 60 documents, including review of environmental reports from 29 major electronics firms (2003), full texts of many existing electronics laws, labeling criteria, recent translations and slides from Raymond conferences and teleconferences.
Raymond Communications, based in College Park, Md., publishes Recycling Laws International and State Recycling Laws Update and organizes the Take it Back! conferences.
The next regular Take it Back! conference will be March 7-9, 2005, in Alexandria Va. A RoHS workshop on March 9 will feature a member of the European Commission’s Technical Adaptation Committee, as well as presentations on testing, case histories and China’s laws. A Feburary 7 teleconference will cover China’s WEEE/RoHS regulation.
Information is available online at http://www.raymond.com or by calling 301-345-4237.
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