Waste Electronics Recycling - Voluntary Stewardship Program

The Basel Action Network and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition recently launched the new e-Stewards Partnership with 32 electronics recyclers in the United States and Canada. Members have agreed to refrain from some of the higher risk e-waste handling practices currently used in the industry.

The e-Stewards pledge is an independently audited certification that

• forbids the incinerating or landfilling of electronic waste;
• forbids exporting of e-waste to developing countries;
• requires recyclers to agree not to send their e-waste to prisons or other forced labor programs for processing;
• requires members to keeping private data on soon-to-be-recycled computers safe; and
• to keep accurate environmental data across the supply chain and for demanufacturing facilities.

The e-Stewards Partnership is a voluntary program that sets new standards for electronics recyclers.

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