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Recycling
Electronic waste, or “eWaste”, is a growing environmental and governmental concern.
ComputerCorps has been addressing the e-waste issues since 1997 in order to
reduce the environmental impact of everyone's electronic products that are
headed for the landfills.
The benefits of recycling eWaste though ComputerCorps are:
 | Materials are managed in a way to minimize environmental impacts by
focusing on reuse and reclamation of materials versus adding this
to our nations landfills or disposing of electronic waste in some other
manner.
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| These donated electronic items are "de-manufactured".
The components are then separated and tested. Usable items are then
put into computer systems for distribution back into the communities.
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| Unusable items such as plastic, glass,
tins, aluminum, wire, etc, are then separated into bins and are given or
sold to recyclers in order to support our programs.
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| Our primary goal for all products received
is reuse. Most of the computer
related items are refurbished and upgraded and then donated at little or no
cost to other non-profit organizations, schools and individuals
who would not otherwise be able to acquire these items. |
California SB20, the Electronic Waste
Recycling Act of 2003
Senate Bill 20 (SB20) is a California law that establishes a fund for the
collection and recycling of certain electronic wastes.
How does SB20 affect California
consumers?
SB20 establishes a fee, to be paid by the consumer and collected by the retailer
(and HP Partners), on all brands of designated covered electronic devices sold
in California (see list below). The fee applies to all covered electronic
devices purchased in, or shipped to California on the first sale in California
of the device. The fee ranges from $6 to $10 per device, but can be adjusted
every two years as determined necessary by the California Integrated Waste
Management Board.
The list of covered electronic devices proposed
by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control under SB20 is:
| Cathode Ray Tube Devices and Cathode Ray Tubes
(CRTs) |
| Computer monitors containing CRTs
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| Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) desktop monitors
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| Laptop computers with LCD screens
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| Televisions containing CRTs |
European Union WEEE & RoHS directives
Two important EU Directives on the management of electrical and electronic waste
(WEEE) and hazardous substances in manufactured equipment (RoHS) entered into
force this year.
The WEEE directive places an obligation on
manufacturers to take-back electronics products at the end of their useful life.
A sister Directive, ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), compliments the
WEEE Directive by banning the presence of specific hazardous substances in the
products at the design phase. The WEEE Directive covers all HP products already
sold to business and private consumers as well as products that will be sold in
the future. Producers are obliged to finance the costs of recovery from
municipal collection points, reuse, and recycling of specified percentages of
WEEE.
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We Need Your Help!!
ComputerCorps
TEL: 775.883.2323
FAX: 775.883.7676
Donations
Needed
Computers
Monitors
Printers
Parts
Software
Electronics
Donate
Your
Used
Computers,
Help Your
Community
and
Eliminate
eWaste
in Our
Nation's
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