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November 23, 2008

House Energy and Commerce Committee Investigating EPA Regulation of E-waste Exports

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittees on Environment and Hazardous Materials and Oversight and Investigations announced this week an investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) implementation and enfo...
November 23, 2008

Illinois General Assembly Sends Lead-Warning Bill to Governor

On November 19, 2008, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation imposing restrictions on the sale of children's products containing lead. Senate Bill 2860 would amend the "The Lead Poisoning Prevention Act" (the "Act") by prohibiting the sale of certain children...
November 23, 2008

BAN Announces Preparation of New Electronics Recycling Certification Initiative

On November 10, 2008, the Basel Action Network ("BAN") announced that it will be leading the development of a new recycling certification program for North American recyclers of electronic waste called the "e-Stewards Initiative." The Initiative will be developed in pa...
November 17, 2008

Pursuant to REACH Regulation, European Commission Publishes Candidate List of Chemical Substances

On 28 October 2008, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the so-called Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for authorisation. The list currently includes 15 substances and will be regularly updated, when more substances are identified as SV...
November 17, 2008

Norway Amends Proposed Law to Provide for More Stringent Chemical Restrictions

The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) has amended a proposed law to provide additional restrictions on the content levels of substances that can be harmful to health and environment. The original proposal, which was released in May 2007, was intended to restr...
November 17, 2008

Sao Paulo Hosts E-Waste Collection Campaign

Citing the health and environmental hazards of improper disposal, Sao Paulo state's Secretary of the Environment hosted a one-day statewide e-waste collection drive in conjunction with the state's three hundred plus municipalities on October 30, 2008.
November 13, 2008

Mexico City Expands Collection Stations to Cover Cell Phones

Mexico City has quietly extended its existing battery collection program to include used cell phones.
November 13, 2008

USA Enacted Restricted Substance Legislation Matrix is Now Available

The matrix summarizing enacted legislation covering restricted substances such as brominated flame retardants and mercury has been updated. In addition to providing a summary of the legislation in question, the matrix includes information regarding the legislation’s sco...
November 12, 2008

Argentina Update: Sweeping WEEE-RoHS Bill Proposed in Senate

The head of the Environment Committee in the Argentine Senate has presented a sweeping bill that blends the EU WEEE and RoHS Directives with a new concept of "Extended Individual Producer Responsibility." Backed by both Greenpeace and Professor Thomas Lundqvist, touted ...
November 12, 2008

Costa Rica Update: Costa Rica's Emerging Waste Law

Costa Rica continues to advance toward enactment of a progressive framework solid waste law as part of its greater Solid Waste Plan (Spanish acronym "PRESOL") adopted earlier this year. (See Link below on PRESOL.) As reported, Costa Rica unveiled an entirely new bill, t...
November 12, 2008

Special Report: Brazil Publishes Amendments to Battery Take-Back Rule

On November 5, 2008, Brazil's CONAMA published its long-awaited amendments to its 1999 battery content and take-back rule - new Resolution 401/2008 (repealing Resolution 257/99). The new Resolution goes into effect on November 5, 2008, although some obligations will re...
November 12, 2008

Subject report Updated: Product Take back in Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has implemented the WEEE and RoHS Directives through Act No 7/2005, which amends the general waste management law of the Czech Republic (Act 185/2001 ). Act 7/2005 transposed the broad principles of the WEEE Directive and entered into force on 6 Janua...
November 10, 2008

New Mexican Bill Would Make All Batteries "Special Wastes" Subject to Management Plans

A new bill before the Mexican Chamber of Deputies would re-classify all batteries as "special wastes" subject to Waste Management Plans and regulation by state authorities. The new proposal (the "Bill") joins several others before Congress as the federal environmental ...
November 5, 2008

EPA Issues Voluntary Responsible Recycling Guidelines

On October 31, 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued recycling guidelines for used and end-of-life electronic equipment that are intended to form the baseline for a voluntary accreditation system for electronics recyclers. Entitled the “Responsi...
November 5, 2008

Subject Report Updated: Product Take Back in Belgium

Belgium is a Federation of three Regions (Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels), and waste management is the responsibility of the Regions. This makes WEEE implementation complicated. Each region has its own WEEE regulations, which implement the WEEE Directive.

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November 5, 2008

Subject Report Updated: Product Tack Back in Norway

The Norwegian take-back Regulations impose on municipalities, distributors, producers and importers (1) take back obligations; and (2) consumer information requirements. They also impose reporting obligations on manufacturers and importers. Manufacturers and importers ...
November 4, 2008

Subject Report Updated: Product Take Back in Greece

Greece has implemented the WEEE and the RoHS Directives through the Presidential Decree 117/2004 published in the Government Gazette, Bulletin 82, on 5 March 2004 (“Decree regarding the measures, terms and programme for the alternative management of waste electrical and...
November 4, 2008

Recommendations on Exemption 9b & 13 of RoHS Annex, to Delete the Former & Keep the Latter

Oeko Institut, which has been contracted by the Commission to review RoHS exemptions, has issued its draft recommendations on exemption No. 9b "Lead in lead-bronze bearing shells and bushes" and 13 "Lead and cadmium in optical and filter glass." These draft recommendat...
November 4, 2008

Subject Report Updated: Product Take Back in the Netherlands

The Netherlands has implemented the WEEE Directive through the "Regulation management electrical and electronic equipment." The Regulation entered into force on 13 August 2004, but specific provisions entered into force on later dates. In the interest of EU harmonizatio...
November 2, 2008

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