{"id":2059218,"date":"2023-10-07T18:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-strengthens-e-waste-recycling-efforts-with-new-law\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T22:32:09","slug":"california-strengthens-e-waste-recycling-efforts-with-new-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-strengthens-e-waste-recycling-efforts-with-new-law\/","title":{"rendered":"California strengthens e-waste recycling with new law."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-strengthens-e-waste-recycling-efforts-with-new-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A California Bill Aims to Regulate Electronic Waste Exports<\/h2>\n<p>A California bill aimed \u200bat further regulating exports of electronic waste was signed into law Oct. 4 by Gov. Gavin Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 568, authored by Sen. Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), now requires those exporting electronic\u2064 waste \u2062or electronic devices to other states or foreign \u200bcountries for \u2062recycling or disposal to\u200c demonstrate that \u200bsuch cannot be done \u2064by \u2064an in-state \u200crecycler at \u200cleast 60 days before exporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[SB 568] encourages\u2062 the \u200bproducers of electronic waste, to find appropriate ways to recycle in state,\u201d Mr. Newman told The Epoch \u2064Times. &#8220;The goal is to \u200dhelp create a viable industry \u2063for the \u200ccollection \u2062and recycling of \u200delectronic waste in California.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/unsanitised-disposal-of-e-waste-risks-personal-data-ending-up-in-wrong-hands-pwc-5140856?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Unsanitised \u200bDisposal of E-Waste Risks Personal\u2064 Data Ending up\u200b in \u200bWrong Hands: PwC<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>3\/22\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-dumps-nearly-half-of-its-hazardous-waste-out-of-state-5267123?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">California Dumps Nearly Half of Its Hazardous Waste \u200dout of State<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>5\/15\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>E-waste is the world&#8217;s fastest-growing\u200b solid waste stream.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study by the United Nations\u2062 Institute for Training and Research estimates that\u200d over 50 million tons\u2064 of electronic waste is generated worldwide each year, and only 17\u200d percent was processed appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>According to another report from the University of\u2062 California\u2013Berkeley, \u2062Americans dispose of more than 350,000 cell\u200c phones and 120,000 laptops daily.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u2063 bill\u2019s author said that much of the\u2062 recycling\u2014often done out-of-state\u2014occurs in unprotected environments, posing potential health risks for workers and environmental hazards due to hazardous materials, including lead, mercury, cadmium, \u2063and arsenic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe companies that are reclaiming this waste \u2026 they&#8217;re using very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-gallagher-will-introduce-bill-to-ban-federal-drug-purchases-from-china\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Gallagher Will Introduce Bill To Ban Federal Drug Purchases From China\">low-cost labor<\/a>, [which] is often child labor. It\u2019s workers that are exposed, in many ways, to these materials that are incredibly dangerous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Circuit boards \u200cfrom \u200bold analog televisions sit in a bin at E Recycling in Hayward, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2009. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Newman said\u2064 that exploring recycling resources within the state can largely reduce such problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019ll put \u2064 [California recycling companies] in a better\u2062 position to\u2064 receive\u2064 this waste instead of going to other channels, especially outside the country, where typically, it&#8217;s not handled in ways that \u2064are safer for the environment, and for the workers who handle it,\u201d he\u200b said.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are \u2062over 600 e-waste \u2064recycling locations and more than 30 approved recyclers in California, according to an analysis of \u200cthe bill.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Mr. \u200dNewman said\u200b the bill will \u2064create economic \u200cvalue by encouraging the recycling of precious metals, meeting increasing demands as California transitions toward a market that \u2064relies more heavily on electric technologies.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the majority of e-waste is currently ending \u200dup in landfills, where the materials cannot be effectively recovered\u2062 or reused.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Electronic devices found in the ocean by divers who were volunteering to pick up trash on the beach \u2062during International Coastal Cleanup Day \u200din Santa Monica, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2022. (Apu Gomes\/AFP via Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In \u20632003, California enacted the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, which established a program for the proper\u200b recycling \u200dand disposal of e-waste.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 new law includes charging consumers a recycling fee, \u200bmaking manufacturers create recycling programs, and setting goals\u2064 to reduce the amount of electronic waste in\u200b landfills.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, SB 1215, also introduced by Mr. Newman, was signed into law to add battery-embedded products\u2014devices \u2063like \u200blaptops and smartphones with\u200d embedded batteries\u2014to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-strengthens-e-waste-recycling-efforts-with-new-law\/\" title=\"California strengthens e-waste recycling with new law.\">existing e-waste recycling programs covered<\/a> under the recycling act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is kind of an extension of\u2063 that work to try to find market-based solutions that solve environmental problems and \u200cdo so in ways that create value for California,\u201d Mr. Newman said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cHow does electronic waste contribute to the global\u200d waste\u2062 stream, and what percentage of it is processed appropriately?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Uce the environmental\u200c impact of electronic waste \u2062disposal and ensure that it is done in\u200d a \u2064safe and responsible manner.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u200c the main goals of SB 568\u2062 is \u2062to encourage electronic waste producers to find appropriate ways to recycle within the state of California. By\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-ethics-scandal-bidens-favorite-super-pac-taps-white-house-staffers-for-ad-blitz\/\" title=\"Biden's preferred Super PAC enlists White House staff for ad campaign amidst ethics controversy.\">imposing stricter regulations<\/a> on the export of electronic waste, the bill aims to create a viable\u2063 industry for the\u200c collection and recycling of electronic waste \u200bwithin California itself.<\/p>\n<p>E-waste is a major global concern, and it is the fastest-growing solid waste stream in the world. The \u200bUnited Nations Institute \u200cfor Training\u2064 and \u200cResearch estimates that over 50 million tons of\u2063 electronic waste is generated \u2064worldwide each year, \u2062and only 17 percent of this waste is processed appropriately. This means\u2062 that the majority of electronic waste ends \u2063up\u2064 in landfills or is exported \u200dto other countries where it may be improperly disposed\u200c of.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200bthe United States, the\u2062 problem is particularly significant, with Americans disposing\u2063 of millions of cell phones and laptops on a daily basis. However, much of the recycling of these devices occurs out-of-state, often in unsafe \u2062and unprotected \u2064environments. This poses serious risks for\u2063 workers who \u2062are exposed to hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, \u200cand arsenic.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the bill highlights the\u200c issue of \u200cexploitative \u2062labor practices in electronic waste\u200c recycling. Companies that reclaim electronic\u200b waste often employ low-cost labor, including child labor, which \u200bfurther exacerbates\u2064 the ethical concerns associated with electronic\u2062 waste disposal.<\/p>\n<p>By requiring exporters to demonstrate\u200c that in-state recycling options are not available before exporting electronic waste, SB 568 aims to address these environmental \u200band labor concerns. This legislation seeks to ensure\u2064 that \u2062recycling and disposal of\u200b electronic waste are carried out in a responsible manner, protecting \u2063both the environment and the workers involved.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dsigning of \u2064SB 568 into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom is a positive step towards \u200baddressing the growing problem of electronic waste. It will help create more sustainable solutions for electronic waste management within California and potentially serve\u2064 as a model for other states and countries to follow.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the new California bill aimed at\u200b regulating electronic waste exports \u200cis an important step towards creating a more sustainable and responsible approach to electronic waste management. By\u2064 encouraging in-state recycling and ensuring that\u2063 electronic waste is not exported without justification, this legislation seeks to protect both the environment \u2062and the workers\u200d involved in the recycling process. It is a significant\u2064 move towards addressing the global issue of electronic waste and should be \u2062commended for its \u2064commitment\u200c to environmental and ethical responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 568 into law on Oct. 4. The bill, authored by Sen. Josh Newman, aims to regulate electronic waste exports. 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