Sentences with phrase «hazardous electronic waste»

Apple does not allow the disposal of hazardous electronic waste in solid waste landfills or incinerators, including waste - to - energy incinerators.

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Electronic waste, or «e-waste» as it's called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding eElectronic waste, or «e-waste» as it's called, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad, as obsolete or broken computers and other electronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding eelectronic equipment are taking up increasingly precious amounts of landfill space and potentially leaking hazardous substances into surrounding ecosystems.

An added benefit of recycling electronic materials — be they copper, lead or silicon — is that we will not have to mine as much from the earth, says Bob Dellinger, the EPA Office of Solid Waste's director of hazardous waste identification.

The EPA does have regulatory authority when it comes to managing hazardous waste, but lead - laden cathode - ray tube (CRT) monitors and televisions sent to landfills are about the only electronic devices that are classified as hazardous under current federal guidelines.

Other European legislation written to prevent hazardous waste requires that safer materials replace heavy metals and brominated flame retardants in new electrical and electronic equipment beginning next year.

The hazardous materials used in their construction are not easy to recycle and can contaminate drinking water if solely discarded with other electronic waste.

Knowledge of fiber, electronic, color codes and mechanical principles relating to all Att subsystems; proper handling, use, and disposal of hazardous waste and materials