A Failing Grade for WEEE Take-Back Programs for Information Technology Equipment

Autor/inn/en	Nakajima, Nina; Vanderburg, Willem H.
Titel	A Failing Grade for WEEE Take-Back Programs for Information Technology Equipment
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 25 (2005) 6, S.507-517 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-4676
DOI	10.1177/0270467605282646
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Hazardous Materials; Electronic Equipment; Program Effectiveness; Recycling; Wastes; Belgium; Canada; Netherlands; Sweden; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Hazardous substance; Gefahrstoff; Elektronisches Gerät; Gargabe; Abfall; Belgien; Kanada; Niederlande; Schweden; USA
Abstract	Product take-back (also called extended producer responsibility) has become a trend for dealing with the garbage resulting from categories of problematic products. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one such category with computer equipment being of particular significance. This article provides a description of the European Union's program to require the take-back of WEEE as well as the status of similar programs in Canada and the United States. It is concluded that although these programs meet the goal of reducing the quantity of hazardous materials going to landfills, they do not go to the root of the problem by means of preventive approaches that create more circular materials flows. Plastics used in WEEE pose a serious problem, as they are generally not recycled. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10