How do e-waste recycling laws work?
How do e-waste recycling laws work? There are about 24 electronic products in the average American household, but if you’re like many folks, you also have a stockpile of obsolete electronics stashed in a closet because you don’t know how or where to get rid of them [source: EPA]. This is your electronic waste, or e-waste, which generally includes any discarded consumer or business electronic equipment, such as old or broken televisions, VCRs and DVD players, computers and monitors, game consoles, stereos and cell phones. Every year, 20 to 50 million tons (18 to 45 million metric tons) of e-waste is