EPA Regulations
Regulations of E-Waste by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
How to Comply
Due to the number of laws and specific state statutes that are currently in place or soon to be in place, there is no magic wand for ensuring compliance. The best recommendations available for large generators of E-Waste are to:
(1) Implement company wide procedures for end of life IT Assets
(2) Determine company wide goals for re-use and recycling rather than landfill dumping.
(3) Designate one or more employees to coordinate the end of life IT Asset program.
(4) Establish contractual arrangements with a reputable contractor to handle your end of life IT Asset removal.
(5) Ask the contractor to provide documentation of EPA certification.
(6) Ask the contractor to provide documentation of re-use, recycle and landfill usage percentages of the IT Assets they are provided.
(7) Regularly monitor and audit internal procedures to ensure compliance with stated policies.
(8) Regularly monitor and audit service providers to ensure compliance with stated goals and policies.
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