economic impact of e-waste - american chemical society · 2013-05-08 · economic impact of e-waste...
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Presentation Overview
Defining e-Waste
What is getting recycled
Where does it come from
Industry Outputs
Economic Impacts
Summary
Defining E-Waste
Not a waste but a valuable source of materials
Discarded consumer/office electronic equipment including computers, monitors, mobile phones, copiers, entertainment devices
Includes electronics destined for reuse, resale, parts or component salvage and recycling
Electronics contain more than 60 different elements that can be recovered and processed into commodity grade scrap
Types of Equipment Recycled
Computer Equipment,
62.6%
Telecom Equipment,
9.9%
Consumer Electronics,
15.5%
Medical, 2.0% Other, 5.6%
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Source of Materials
Residential 26%
Business / Commercial
74%
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Industry Outputs
Commodity Grade Scrap
49% Equipment for Reuse or Resale 39%
Working Parts 8%
Disposal 2%
Other 2%
Note: 60% by volume of equipment for reuse or resale is then directed to recycling. This changes the graph to 70% of material becoming commodity grade scrap.
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Volume of Recycled Electronics
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Million tons
2002
2005
2010
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Value of Recycled Electronics
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1
2
3
4
5
6
Value of Recycled Electronics (US$ Billions)
2002
2005
2010
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Jobs Creation
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
2002
2005
2010
Source: IDC Survey, Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry, September 2011
Summary Economics
Significant year to year growth
2,500+ companies
Small business incubator
Job creator
Environmental Highly regulated with stringent independent standards
Diverting waste from landfills and resource conservation
What We Need Consumer education / resources
Design for Recycling®
Investment into research and technologies
Resources
IDC: Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry September 2011, David Daoud
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Electronics Waste Management in the United States Through 2009 May 2011
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: State of the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry October 2011, Eric Harris, ISRI Scrap Yearbook December 2012
UNEP: Recycling – From E-waste To Resources, United Nations University 2009