Managing Electronic Wastes and eCycling

Electronic, or e-waste, refers to electronic products being discarded by consumers. These include a wide range of items, such as:

televisions and computer monitors
computers and computer peripherals (e.g., monitors and keyboards)
audio and stereo equipment
VCRs and DVD players
video cameras
telephones, cellular phones and other wireless devices
fax and copy machines
video game consoles

While various reports estimate that electronic waste is less than 4% of the total solid waste stream in the United States (eCycling FAQs ), electronic waste is growing 2-3 times faster than any other waste stream (i.e. paper, yard waste). In 1998, of the 20 million computers taken out of service, only 2.3 million (slightly more than 10%), were recycled or eCycled. And most of those were from large businesses and institutions.

Region 4 eCycling State Contacts

Region 4 eCycling Team

Kim Clifton - Team Lead, EPEAT & Plug-in to eCycling contact
US EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 562-8477
E-mail: clifton.kim@epa.gov

Robin Billings, Federal Electronics Challenge contact
US EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: (404) 562-8515
E-mail: billings.robin@epa.gov

Managing Electronic Wastes and eCycling

Managing Electronic Wastes and eCycling

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