ILLINOIS INCREASES MANUFACTURERS’ MANDATED E-WASTE RECYCLING TARGETS

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ILLINOIS INCREASES MANUFACTURERS MANDATED
E-WASTE RECYCLING TARGETS
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• In an effort to curb the growing electronic waste
  problem, Illinois recently passed legislation
  requiring an increase in the volume of electronic
  waste that manufacturers are mandated to recycle.
  As a result of this legislation, manufacturers
  will be required to recycle more, and pay more
  for recycling.
• Illinois House Bill HB1455 increases required
  recycling for electronic manufacturers by nearly
  13 million pounds over the next 3 years. Already
  approved by both legislative bodies, the bill
  currently awaits the Governors signature.
• This legislation comes after a trend that saw
  many recycling centers across Illinois refusing
  to accept electronic waste. The reason cited was
  non-payment from manufacturers after they had hit
  state mandated recycling targets. HB1455 is
  expected to prevent electronics items from going
  to landfills by creating an incentive for
  recycling centers to accept additional volumes of
  electronic waste above those state mandated
  recycling targets.

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HB1455 Increasing Target Goals
In the first year of implementation, the bill
creates a total annual recycling goal of 30.8
million pounds for television and computer
monitors. In 2016 and 2017, that goal will
increase to 34.0 million pounds annually. These
devices often contain lead, mercury, copper,
silver and gold, which can be reclaimed and
reused in the manufacture of new products,
reducing production costs and the need to further
mine the already limited supply of these
resources. Additionally, recycling of plastics
reduces the need to produce new plastics, which
can require significant volumes of fossil fuel to
produce, thereby contributing to the production
of greenhouse gasses associated with global
warming. Manufacturers of other types of
electronic devices, such as cell phones, printers
and scanners will have a recycling goal of 15.6
million pounds annually. HB1455 enjoyed
unanimous support in both the Illinois House and
Senate. It is expected that the Governor will
sign the bill into law shortly. Experts view the
bill as a temporary stop-gap solution to address
the states ever increasing e-waste problem. The
legislation will come up for review in two years.
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Recycling an International Challenge

• Nationally and internationally, e-waste recycling
  continues to be a growing challenge, and one that
  some countries are taking a proactive approach
  toward resolving. The government in Hong Kong
  recently took the initiative to develop a
  recycling facility set to open in 2017.
  Currently, Hong Kong outsources the majority of
  its e-waste recycling to China and other nations.
• A start-up in India is also growing its business
  of accepting e-waste by choosing to refurbish and
  resell it where possible. Karma Recycling of
  India recently received funding to expand its
  operations, which it used to refurbish more than
  16,000 smartphones, tablets and laptops. Napa,
  California recently hosted an electronic waste
  collection event that yielded nearly 21 tons of
  computers, TVs, phones and other electronics. 3
  tons of appliances were also collected at the
  event, which drew 570 vehicles to the drop-off
  location.
• One nation that seems to be lagging behind in
  fighting the battle of e-waste is Mexico,
  currently recycling only 10 of electronic waste
  While Mexico generates 400,000 tons of electronic
  waste annually, its infrastructure is currently
  insufficient for recycling at higher capacities.

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