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source: www.svtc.org/cleancc/
pubs/ppcttv2004.pdf

www.svtc.org/cleancc/pubs/
2002report.htm

In the US, recycling rates for computers remains quite low:

according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 1997 more than 3.2 million tons of e-waste ended up in US landfills;

in 1998, only 6% of computers were recycled compared to the numbers of new computers put on the market that year. In contrast, for major appliances such as washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, dryers, dishwashers and freezers, the proportion recycled in 1998 was about 70% of the number put on the market that year;

in 1999, the US National Safety Council reported that only 11% of discarded computers were recycled, compared with 28% of overall municipal solid waste.

Of the amount recycled, more than 3/4 come from large-scale users of the equipment. Individual users and small businesses contribute only a small fraction of the equipment that is recycled because no collection, or recycling program is in place.

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