Electronic Waste Management and Recycling Issues of Old Computers and Electronics
In: Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety
Intro -- ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ISSUES OF OLD COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS -- ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING ISSUES OF OLD COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ELECTRONICS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: APPROACH 1, JULY, 2008 -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1.0. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Objectives and Scope -- 1.2. Overview of Methodology -- 1.3. Organization of the Report -- 2.0. DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS IN THE MODEL -- 2.1. Historic Sales Data: Televisions, Cell Phones, and Personal Computer Products -- 2.2. Assumptions Regarding the Life Span of Electronic Products -- Life Span of Televisions and Computer Products -- Differences in Life Span between the Residential and Commercial Sectors -- Life Span of Cell Phones -- 2.3. Average Weight Data: Televisions and Computer Equipment -- 3.0. MODEL RESULTS -- 3.1. The Quantity of EOL Electronics Generated for Management Each Year -- 3.2. Estimating the Quantity of EOL Products Generated That Are Recycled versus Disposed -- Estimating the Portion of EOL Electronics Recycled -- Estimating the Portion of EOL Electronics Disposed -- Limitations of the Analysis -- 3.3. Estimating the Quantity in Storage -- 4.0. QUANTITY AVAILABLE FOR RECYCLING BASED ON OBSERVED COLLECTION RATES -- 5.0. EXAMINING THE END MARKETS IN 2005 OF PRODUCTS COLLECTED THROUGH ELECTRONICS COLLECTION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES -- 6.0. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- Annual Quantity of Obsolete Electronic Products Generated for EOL Management -- Annual Quantity of Electronic Products Ready for EOL Management That Is Recycled -- Electronic Products in Storage and Other Stages of the Lifecycle -- Quantity of EOL Electronic Products Collected by Existing Collection Programs -- Electronic Products Collected for Recycling, Managed Domestically versus Abroad.
