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Record Nr.

UNINA9910697845403321

Autore

Stephenson John B

Titolo

Electronic waste [[electronic resource] ] : harmful U.S. exports flow virtually unrestricted because of minimal EPA enforcement and narrow regulation : testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives / / statement of John B. Stephenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

17 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-08-1166 T

Soggetti

Electronic waste - United States - Management

Electronic apparatus and appliances - Environmental aspects - United States

Recycling (Waste, etc.) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 17, 2008).

"For release on delivery ... September 17, 2008."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

GAO's August 2008 report examined (1) the fate of exported used electronics, (2) the effectiveness of regulatory controls over the export of these devices, and (3) options to strengthen federal regulation of exported used electronics. Among other things, GAO reviewed waste management surveys in developing countries, monitored e-commerce Web sites, and posed as foreign Internet buyers of broken CRTs.