HR 2284, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (and its Senate counterpart, S1270), introduced into the US House of Representatives in June 2011, would prohibit the export from the United States of certain electronic wastes, beginning twenty four months after enactment. The bill restricts the export of...
Electronics Legislation: US Federal
The latest electronics product stewardship legislation for US Federal.
Status:
Proposed
Type:
Bill
Date:
June, 2011
Status:
Failed
Type:
Other
Date:
July, 2008
Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Gene Green (D-Texas) introduced House Resolution 1395 on July 31, 2008 which expresses opposition to federal policy which allows toxic electronic waste to be exported to developing countries. The resolution also encourages the US to join other developed nations which ban the export of such material. Hazardous waste export is regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, yet the...
Status:
Type:
Other
Date:
April, 2008
In 2008, California Representative Mike Thompson (D) founded the bi-partisan Congressional E-Waste Working Group to work on standardizing national laws for recycling and disposing of discarded electronic and computer equipment. The group created a concept paper (PDF file, 180KB) that describes an electronics producer responsibility model as a means of financing the collection and recycling of discarded...
