[Itenv] FW: E-waste Topic hub

[Joseph Sarkis]

FYI

 

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From: owner-p2tech at great-lakes.net [mailto:owner-p2tech at great-lakes.net]
On Behalf Of Raul Ed Gonzalez
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 3:45 AM
To: p2 at ucsd.edu; p2tech at great-lakes.net
Subject: E-waste Topic hub

 

Folks, 

 

The Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network (WRPPN) is proud to
announce the release of the newly-upgraded E-waste Topic HubTM. This
primer is intended for individuals or programs interested in addressing
and learning about e-waste and its associated health and environmental
issues.

 

Unlike common household waste, e-waste poses a unique dilemma for our
nation where landfill disposal is concerned. Generally speaking,
computers and other electronic equipment are a complicated assembly of
more than 1,000 materials, many of which are highly toxic such as toxic
metals, chlorinated and brominated substances, toxic gases, biologically
active materials, acids, plastics, and plastic additives. When disposed
in aggregate, many of these substances can leach into our soil and water
sources, thus affecting our environment and potentially affecting our
health. When this material is burned, toxic gases are released into the
atmosphere and ash is contaminated with heavy metals.

 

The format of this resource is structured to help you easily access the
best available information on e-waste, which includes information on the
toxic components contained in electronics, its improper disposal, its
potential environmental and health effects, legislative information, and
resources that are available to help individuals, programs and companies
properly manage their e-waste disposal. 

 

View the hub at http://www.wrppn.org/hub/index.cfm, as well as over 40
additional hubs developed by centers of the Pollution Prevention
Resource Exchange (P2RxTM). 

 

Additionally, to view the E-waste brochure in pdf format, click on
http://www.p2rx.org/AdminInfo/topichubspromo/electronicwaste.pdf. The
file is downloadable and may be used for distribution at meetings,
conferences and other events. 

 

 

Sincerely, 

 

 

Raul "Ed" Gonzalez

Regional Coordinator

Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network (WRPPN)

P.O. Box 15225

Las Vegas, NV  89114-5225

Tel: 702-866-2390

Fax: 702-866-6800

www.wrppn.org

 

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