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EPA Report on Electronics Waste Management in the United States

News release: “This report presents an updated national analysis of how many TVs, PCs, cell phones and other common electronic products are in storage, recycled, landfilled or exported. The analysis: estimates the number and weight of products that will become obsolete and need end-of-life management annually, estimates what portion of end-of-life electronic products is recycled versus disposed, estimates how much material that is ready for end-of-life management may be stockpiled, examines the collection rates experienced by existing electronics recycling programs as an indicator of the amount of material that is, on a practical basis, available for recycling, and examines the current situation regarding the export of CRTs collected for recycling. The analysis consists of a fact sheet summarizing the major findings, and two detailed reports using two distinct sets of data inputs and life span models.”

  • Fact Sheet (PDF) [14 pages]
  • Approach 1 (PDF) [57 pages] – April 2007
  • Approach 2 (PDF) [84 pages] – April 2007
  • Approach 1: Model 1 (Excel)
  • Approach 2: Model 2 (Excel) [15 MB] – large file
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