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Suggested Reading.........................................................................................................................620
Questions........................................................................................................................................621

Chapter 22
Electronics Waste ...........................................................................................................................623
22.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................623
22.2 Major Types of Electronic Equipment..............................................................................626
22.2.1 Personal Computers ............................................................................................626
22.2.2 Computer Monitors .............................................................................................626
22.2.3 Computer Central Processing Units....................................................................626
22.2.4 Computer Peripherals..........................................................................................626
22.2.5 Handheld and Desktop Telecommunications Equipment
(Telephones, Fax Machines) ...............................................................................626
22.2.6 Mainframe Computers and High-End Telecommunications Equipment............626
22.2.7 Televisions...........................................................................................................627
22.3 Hazards of E-Waste...........................................................................................................627
22.4 Cathode Ray Tubes ...........................................................................................................628
22.5 RCRA and E-Wastes.........................................................................................................628
22.5.1 Hazardous Waste .................................................................................................630
22.5.2 The U.S. EPA Proposed CRT Rule.....................................................................631
22.5.3 Circuit Boards .....................................................................................................631
22.6 Electronics Recycling........................................................................................................632
22.6.1 Residential Collection Programs.........................................................................633
22.6.2 Reuse and Resale ................................................................................................634
22.6.3 Deconstruction ....................................................................................................635
22.6.4 Processing and Recycling E-Waste Components................................................635
22.6.4.1 CRT Glass...........................................................................................636
22.6.5 Metals..................................................................................................................639
22.6.6 Circuit Boards .....................................................................................................639
22.7 International Issues in Electronics Management ..............................................................640
22.8 Barriers to Recycling E-waste...........................................................................................640
22.9 Product Stewardship and Electronics................................................................................640
22.10 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................642
References ......................................................................................................................................642
Suggested Reading and Web Sites.................................................................................................643
Questions........................................................................................................................................644

List of Acronyms............................................................................................................................647
Index...............................................................................................................................................651