Electronic Waste

A hearing was held on the management of waste electronic equipment (e-waste) such as computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines. Topics included industry practices for recycling, refurbishment, re-sale and disposal of electronic products and the challenges associated with end-of-life management of electronic products. Also progress in "green" designing of products. Witnesses testified from the electronics manufacturing sector, the recycling industry, non-profit service provider, and academic research and development. Featuring Gerardo Castro, Director, Goodwill Industries International, Environmental Services; Eric Harris, Director, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Government Affairs; Ted Smith, Chairman, Electronics Take Back Coalition; Renee St. Denis, Director, Hewlett-Packard, Product Take Back and Recycling; Eric Williams, Professor, Arizona State University, Environmental Engineering; Michael Williams, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sony Electronics; Roscoe Bartlett, U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland; Bart Gordon, U.S. Representative; [D] Tennessee, Ralph M. Hall, U.S. Representative, [R] Texas; Daniel Lipinski, U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois; Laura Richardson, U.S. Representative, [D] California.