Electronics Product Stewardship Resources

Listed below are resources relating to product stewardship for electronics. 

Electronics Programs: Government

Several electronic product stewardship programs have been implemented in Washington, Oregon and California. Several of these activities and programs are a result of recent legislation. This page also includes studies, reports and initiatives that have helped inform electronic product recycling programs throughout the northwest.

E-Cycle Washington

Electronics: Non-profit Programs

Several non-governmental organizations have organized programs that promote product stewardship of electronic equipment. This site lists some of the organizations that are active in the Northwest.

Electronics Programs

Manufacturers can select materials and design the product so that it results in the least impact upon the environment, for example:

Electronics: NWPSC Activities

NWPSC members are involved in product stewardship outreach efforts and programs to properly manage used electronic products. See the NWPSC Electronics Subcommittee Issue paper (PDF) to learn more about subcommittee activities and next steps.

Northwest Product Stewardship Council 

Canada ESBC Stewardship Plan (2006-2007)

Electronic Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC), an industry group created to promote "industry-led solutions" to the e-waste problem, collaborated with retailers, local government, non-profits, environmental groups, the general public and other interested parties to submit the ESBC Stewardship Plan (PDF file, 2.8MB), which was approved in December 2006 and took effect in 2007.

British Columbia Recycling Regulation of the Environmental Management Act (BC Reg. 449/2004)

On October 7, 2004, British Columbia passed the Recycling Regulation of the Environmental Management Act (B.C. Reg. 449/2004), a single, results-based framework that engages industry in new ways by shifting responsibility for environmentally sound product end-of-life management and recycling to producers and consumers.

California Updates to Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (AB 218)

AB 218, introduced on January 29, 2008, would amend Chapter 526 by re-defining the European Union’s RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC(PDF file, 114KB) term electronic equipment to mean a device that is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields. Current California law defines electronic equipment only as video display devices.

California Producer Responsibility: Strategic Directive 5

Strategic Directive 5, adopted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) on February 13, 2007, outlines the Board's commitment to producer responsibility. The directive states that it is a core value of the CIWMB that producers assume the responsibility for the safe stewardship of their materials in order to promote environmental sustainability.

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