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Electronics recycling may require extra vigilance
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May 1, 2008
Potential guidance—and the green movement—may foretell of changes
Hospitals replace a lot of electronic gear. The challenge for those of you in charge of environmental policies is to account for the disposition of all the lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and other assorted hazardous or toxic wastes found in discarded electronics.
On the federal level, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) laws apply to hospitals dumping electronics, says Sarah Westervelt, e-waste project coordinator at Basel Action Network (BAN), a Seattle-based electronics recycling watchdog group.
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