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Information Search Assignment

What strategies are beingimplemented by governmentsand electrical and electronicmanufacturers to reduce E-waste internationally?

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µeRecyclingCorps makes mobile phone e-waste a new business model¶

eRecyclingCorps is workingwith carriers to establishcomprehensive buy-backprograms in the US, whichwill provide incentive for consumers to recycle

phones by providing creditson future purchases.

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D ell 2010, Dell Earth

P ick up and recycle anyDell-brandedequipment for free.

P rovide paid recyclingservices for any brandequipment.

By, Dell 201016.6 tonnesat the Torrens P arade Ground, Adelaide,March 2008

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µAustralia

Drowning in ElectronicWaste¶

³ E-waste is one of the mostsignificant environmentalissues facing Australia andthe time to beginimplementing a nationaltelevision recycling scheme

is now´,P

anasonic Australiamanaging director SteveRust.

By, therefinishingtouch.com

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Approximation of Environment Laws ±on waste electricaland electronic equipment (WEEE)

European Legislation is inplace to help prevent thegeneration of electricaland electronic waste andto promote reuse,recycling.

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G lobal e-Sustainability Initiative 2010

GeSI promote take-back schemes toreclaim more e-wastefrom consumers for reuse and recycling.

By, Global e-Sustainability Initiative

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Draft E-waste (Management andHandling) Rules, 2009

Government initiative toreduce the amount of E-waste in India.

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µWEEE recovery strategies and theWEEE treatment status in China¶

Legislation, management strategies and

recycling technologies on WEEE have allbeen implemented by the Government andElectronic manufacturers with major contributor P anasonic.

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E-Waste Think Tank Review andSynthesis

The event

involved 23people, each of who areconnected in

some way tothe E-Wasteissue.

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P roducer responsibility for e-waste management: Keyissues for consideration ± Learning from the Swissexperience

Introduces theconcept of extended producer responsibility(E P R) and itsapplicability in thearea of obsolescentelectronic andelectricalequipment.

Flow of materials and finances in theSwiss e-waste management system

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µISO 14001 Certification: environmental management systems: apractical guide for preparing effective environmentalmanagement systems¶

This book looks at themanagerial systems inplace for wastemanagement.Used as a guide toestablish guidelines for E-waste disposal andrecycling.

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Key drivers of the e-waste recycling system: Assessing andmodelling e-waste processing in the informal sector in D elhi

This academic

journal looks atthe recyclingsystem of e-wastein the informal

sector of Delhi.By, Greenpeace India