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SVTC HOME > CLEAN COMPUTER CAMPAIGN > RECYCLING INFO. > 5 COUNTY RECYCLING PROGRAMS 5 ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION PILOT PROJECTS This project is an outgrowth of the EPA Common Sense Initiative. The subsequent paper is a detailed review of 5 pilot e-waste collection programs conducted between 1996 and 1998. The following counties/cities are featured:
The principal conclusion -- municipalities sponsoring these collection programs lost significant amounts of money, often between $ .20 and $ .50 per pound of equipment! See page 2 for a table outlining costs per pilot program. Check out the paper about 5 county electronic collections programs. Please beware it is 98 pages long. To view and/or print you must have the
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