Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, to ban overseas dumping of US ewaste, introduced in Congress
July 24th, 2013
The news comes just after one Colorado firm was ordered to pay over $4 million in fines, with two executives sent to prison, for a scheme to illegally dispose of and export electronic waste to China and other foreign countries.
Bipartisan Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Introduced in Congress
July 24th, 2013
Reps. Mike Thompson, Gene Green Introduce BIPARTISAN Legislation that creates jobs, Promotes Responsible Recycling of E-Waste Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Gene Green (TX-29) today introduced H.R. 2791, the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA) of 2013. The legislation promotes the U.S. recycling industry by prohibiting the exportation of some electronics whose improper …