{"id":11069,"date":"2016-06-13T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=11069"},"modified":"2016-06-13T10:44:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T14:44:22","slug":"recycling-markets-center-releases-pa-e-waste-survey-1-billion-pounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/recycling-markets-center-releases-pa-e-waste-survey-1-billion-pounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycling Markets Center Releases PA E-Waste Survey – 1 Billion Pounds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over the last 5 months the Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (RMC) in partnership with the Center for Survey Research at Penn State Harrisburg completed a state-wide survey of Pennsylvanians to understand how much e-waste is likely destined for Pennsylvania recycling programs. The survey was part of the Spring 2016 Penn State Poll. \u00a0Results are summarized as follows:<\/p>\n
With few “no charge” collection sites across the state that accept all electronics specified in Pennsylvania’s recycling law; a local distance a recycler is willing to travel, and half of Pennsylvanians not willing to accept an electronics recycling charge, electronics recycling is challenging at best. \u00a0Using the state-wide survey data, the RMC estimates and summarizes as follows:<\/p>\n
This is the equivalent weight of approximately 3,473 Statue of Liberty monuments. It is important to know this survey does not define consumer intent – this does not account for when a Pennsylvanian may choose to recycle their electronic device, it may be this year or any other time in the future. With limited locations that are reasonably accessible for recovery of lead-glass computer monitors and tube TVs and with significant amounts of these and newer electronics in our recycling, it is easily demonstrated why Pennsylvania needs a consolidated electronics recycling law.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, under Pennsylvania’s Covered Device Recycling Act, Act 108 of 2010, consumer outlets for recycling of waste electronics continues to decline. \u00a0According to Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center 2016 findings, only 32 collection sites state-wide accept all covered electronic devices at no charge to the consumer as specified in the Act. What is needed to find a solution that provides relief to this economy? \u00a0We offer a few ideas to consider:<\/p>\n