Electronic Waste Recycling Act (other)
Electronic Waste Recycling Act can refer to: *California Electronic Waste Recycling Act, passed in 2003 * E-Cycle Washington, a Washington State, USA law, passed in 2006 *Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together with the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, became European Law ...

California Electronic Waste Recycling Act
{{Unreferenced, date=May 2009 The Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (2003 Cal ALS 526) (EWRA) is a California law to reduce the use of certain hazardous substances in certain electronic products sold in the state. The act was signed into law September 2003. All CRT, LCD, and plasma display devices contained in televisions, computers, and other electronic equipment with a screen size over 4 in (10 cm) measured diagonally are covered by the act. After January 1, 2007, these devices may not contain greater than the allowed concentrations of any of these four materials (by weight): *cadmium : 0.01% *hexavalent chromium : 0.1% *lead : 0.1% * mercury : 0.1% The Act also requires retailers to collect an Electronic Waste Recycling Fee (effective January 1, 2005) from consumers who purchase covered devices. See also *Computer recycling *Waste legislation *Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive *Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) *China RoH ...
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E-Cycle Washington
E-Cycle Washington is an electronics recycling program managed by the US state of Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o .... It allows consumers and businesses with <50 employees to recycle electronics free of charge. The Washington State legislature passed a law in 2006 which requires manufacturers of certain electronic products to be responsible for recycling their products at their end of life. The manufacturers were allowed to determine themselves how to pay for the program. 212 manufacturers created an industry association for this purpose which charges manufacturers based on their market share and the amount of items being recycled.
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