Twenty-six states have laws that require the recycling of electronic products, or E-Waste. The consumer usually absorbs the cost of recycling E-Waste, although Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) makes producers financially liable for recycling. In Massachusetts, E-Waste is the fastest growing category of waste. Currently, there are three E-Waste recycling bills before the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Working in conjunction with Senator Eldridge’s office, we promoted the passage of an E-Waste bill by educating the public about recycling and advocating for support of a comprehensive EPR bill.

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Creator

• Savoia, Christopher J.
• Newton, Brianna M.
• Patel, Raj D.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042913-153722

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic
• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2013

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Senator Eldridge's Office

Date created

• 2013-04-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042913-153722

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-05