Federalizing e-waste; National plan touted at Senate hearing.(services of U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works)(Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)

Waste News, August, 2005 by Truini, Joe

Byline: Joe Truini A Congressional subcommittee kicked off hearings last week to address electronic waste issues, with politicians, environmentalists and businessmen calling for national collection and recycling solution. "This is a silent problem,'' said Sen. Barbara Boxer. "We can't let these wastes silently seep into our drinking water supplies.'' The U.S.

Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works convened the oversight hearing on electronic waste July 26. The meeting drew government, industry and environmental representatives looking for a national solution to safely and economically recover and recycle obsolete computer and other electronics. "As I have discovered in preparation for this hearing, it seems that this issue is very...

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