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The rapid turnover in computer technology is having a troubling side effect: each year millions of computers come to the end of their useful life. Every year 5-7 million computers, televisions, stereos, cell phones, electronic appliances and toys become obsolete in the United States.

Some of these electronics are being recycled, but there is not sufficient infrastructure for collecting, reusing, and recycling electronics. The majority are ending up in landfills or incinerators. Although electronics are not yet banned from Wisconsin’s landfills, businesses and institutions must recycle discarded computers because of the hazardous waste they contain.

What are the toxic and hazardous materials in your electronics?

• Lead, cadmium and other metals
  (from cathode ray tubes found in monitors and televisions)
  


• Chromium, lead, beryllium, mercury, cadmium, nickel, zinc, silver and gold
  (from printed circuit boards found in all components)
  
  
• Nickel, cadmium, lithium, mercury and lead
  (from batteries found in CPUs, laptops and portable printers)
  
  
• Mercury (from relays and switches found in CPUs, monitors and terminals)

There are several states that have passed electronics recycling legislation to help keep electronics out of landfills and the environment. In 2008, Wisconsin state Senator Mark Miller introduced Senate Bill 397 to require manufacturers of electronics sold in Wisconsin to assume responsibility for the collection and proper disposal of those devices. The bill passed in the Senate, but failed in the Assembly in March 2008. To read more about Senator Miller’s bill, visit: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen16/news/Issues/Electronics_Recycling.asp.
You can support this issue by calling your local governmental officials and encouraging them to support the issue of electronics recycling in Wisconsin.

Banned from Wisconsin landfills:
Not for residential sources

Links:
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Electronics Information:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/ewaste/

Wisconsin SB 397:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senate/sen16/news/Issues/Electronics_Recycling.asp

Basal Action Network:
http://www.ban.org/

Electronics TakeBack Coalition:
http://www.computertakeback.com/

EPA Electronics Recycling Information:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/recycle/ecycling/donate.htm

Cascade Asset Management Residential Computer Recycling Programs:
http://www.cascade-assets.com/services/community.html