SPECIAL REPORT: Electronics Waste:
EPA's Plug Into E-Cycling Campaign Arrives With Promise and Controversy

ISSUE: Volume 14, Number 3-4, 2004

ABSTRACT:

Electronics are an inseparable element of American life, in part because of their utility, and in part because, like automobiles, they epitomize the American need for more, better, faster. It's a longstanding joke that anyone who purchases a computer had better avoid looking at sales the next day, or they'll find a better model on sale cheaper. And with this constant need for better technology comes a concurrent need to figure out what to do with the old technology. Electronics waste management is a growing concern the solid waste arena, and the federal government, environmental groups, and industry are all working to have their own say on how it should be conducted.

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DATA:

SPECIAL REPORT: MACT Rules
New Air Quality Rules For Landfills Bring More Paperwork, More Uncertainty

SPECIAL REPORT: Georgia's Landfills
New Report Details Georgia's Landfill Space and Disposal Challenges

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

-Northeast: BFI is proposing to reopen a Massachusetts landfill, drawing both interest and criticism.
-Southern: Hillsborough County, Florida is debating the merits of a no-bid incinerator contract.
-Midwest: Wichita, Kansas is preparing to enter a new world of plastics recycling with the opening of a new center.
-Western: A new report both faults and praises the state of Utah's solid waste handling.
-Pacific: Los Angeles's mayor has entered into a war of words with BFI over landfill operations.

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