Report: Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues: Recycling and Responsible Disposal of Consumer Electronics, Computer Equipment, Mobile Phones, and Other E-Waste TOC

1. Executive Summary

2. Market and Business Issues

2.1 Historical Perspective - All Industry and Business Sectors
2.2 The Electronics Industry - Introduction and Summary (1946 to Present)
2.3 Defining the Market for E-Waste
2.4 Government Intervention and Control
2.5 Supply
2.6 Market Demand
2.7 Consumer Attitudes and Behavior
- 2.7.1 Introduction and Survey Methodology
- 2.7.2 Consumer Views on Appropriate Management of Old Electronics
- 2.7.3 Consumer Attitudes about Who Should Pay for Electronics Recycling
- 2.7.4 Consumers' Storage of Old Electronics Equipment
- 2.7.5 Consumers' Estimated Cost for Electronics Recycling

3. Technology Issues

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Technology
3.3 Certification
3.4 Regional Availability
3.5 Design for the Environment and the First "R", Reduce

4. Key Industry Players and Competitive Landscape

4.1 Overview
4.2 The Current State of E-Waste Management around the World
4.3 International Organizations
- 4.3.1 The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
- 4.3.2 Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE)
- 4.3.3 Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)
- 4.3.4 Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP)
- 4.3.5 The G8 3Rs Initiative
- 4.3.6 Organizational for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
4.4 North America
- 4.4.1 Canada
  - 4.4.1.1 Government in Canada
  - 4.4.1.2 NGOs in Canada
    - 4.4.1.2.1 Nova Scotia: Atlantic Canada Electronics Stewardship (ACES)
    - 4.4.1.2.2 Alberta: Electronics Recycling Alberta
    - 4.4.1.2.3 Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Environment
    - 4.4.1.2.4 Ontario
    - 4.4.1.2.5 British Columbia: Electronics Stewardship Association of British Columbia
    - 4.4.1.2.6 Manitoba: Sims Recycling
    - 4.4.1.2.7 Quebec, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Newfoundland, Labrador, and Prince Edward Island
- 4.4.2 United States
  - 4.4.2.1 OEMs in the United States
    - 4.4.2.1.1 Cisco Systems
    - 4.4.2.1.2 Dell
    - 4.4.2.1.3 Apple
    - 4.4.2.1.4 Hewlett-Packard
    - 4.4.2.1.5 Acer
    - 4.4.2.1.6 Lenovo
    - 4.4.2.1.7 Gateway
    - 4.4.2.1.8 Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. (MRM)
    - 4.4.2.1.9 LG Electronics
    - 4.4.2.1.10 Epson
    - 4.4.2.1.11 Intel Corp.
    - 4.4.21.12 JVC
    - 4.4.2.1.13 Toshiba
  - 4.4.2.2 Mobile Service Providers and Handset Manufacturers in the United States
    - 4.4.2.2.1 Verizon Wireless
    - 4.4.2.2.2 Sprint Nextel
    - 4.4.2.2.3 Research In Motion (RIM)
    - 4.4.2.2.4 Motorola
    - 4.4.2.2.5 AT&T
  - 4.4.2.3 Retail and Commercial Sales Channels in the United States
    - 4.4.2.3.1 Best Buy
    - 4.4.2.3.2 Staples
    - 4.4.2.3.3 Office Depot
  - 4.4.2.4 E-Waste Management Companies in the United States
    - 4.4.2.4.1 Access Computer
    - 4.4.2.4.2 Electronic Recyclers International (ERI)
    - 4.4.2.4.3 Guaranteed Recycling Xperts (GRX)
    - 4.4.2.4.4 Luminous Electronics Recycling (LER)
    - 4.4.2.4.5 Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. (MRM)
    - 4.4.2.4.6 PC Worldwide
    - 4.4.2.4.7 Techno+Rescue
    - 4.4.2.4.8 LifeSpan Recycling Technologies
    - 4.4.2.4.9 Redemtech
    - 4.4.2.4.10 AER Worldwide
    - 4.4.2.4.11 California Electronic Asset Recovery (CEAR)
    - 4.4.2.4.12 Waste Management Recycle America (WMRA)
    - 4.4.2.4.13 E-World Recyclers
    - 4.4.2.4.14 National Recycling Network
    - 4.4.2.4.15 PlastiCycle Corp.
    - 4.4.2.4.16 US Postal Service
  - 4.4.2.5 Consumers in the United States
  - 4.4.2.6 Businesses in the United States
    - 4.4.2.6.1 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)
  - 4.4.2.7 Government in the United States
  - 4.4.2.8 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  - 4.4.2.9 California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
  - 4.4.2.10 City of Loveland, Colorado - Solid Waste Management Department
  - 4.4.2.11 State-Specific E-Waste Management Regulations in the United States
  - 4.4.2.12 Advocates in the United States: NGOs and Non-Profits
    - 4.4.2.12.1 Introduction
    - 4.4.2.12.2 Basel Action Network (BAN)
    - 4.4.2.12.3 Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC)
    - 4.4.2.12.4 Greenpeace
    - 4.4.2.12.5 Earth911
    - 4.4.2.12.6 National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER)
    - 4.4.2.12.7 Green Electronics Council (GEC)
    - 4.4.2.12.8 E-cycling Central
    - 4.4.2.12.9 Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC)
    - 4.4.2.12.10 Californians Against Waste (CAW)
    - 4.4.2.12.11 World Reuse, Repair, and Recycling Association (WR3A)
  - 4.4.2.13 Re-Processors in the United States
    - 4.4.2.13.1 Summary
  - 4.4.2.14 Industry Associations in the United States
    - 4.4.2.14.1 Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
    - 4.4.2.14.2 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)
    - 4.4.2.14.3 National Recycling Coalition (NRC)
    - 4.4.2.14.4 International Association of Information Technology Managers (IAITAM)
    - 4.4.2.14.5 Reverse Logistics Association (RLA)
- 4.4.3 Mexico
  - 4.4.3.1 E-Waste Management Companies in Mexico
  - 4.4.3.2 Government in Mexico
  - 4.4.3.3 NGOs in Mexico
4.5 European Union
- 4.5.1 OEMs in the EU
  - 4.5.1.1 Royal Philips Electronics
- 4.5.2 Telecom/Mobile Service Providers and Handset Manufacturers in the EU
  - 4.5.2.1 British Telecom
    - 4.5.2.1.1 BT Profile
  - 4.5.2.2 Vodafone
    - 4.5.2.2.1 Vodafone Profile
  - 4.5.2.3 Sony Ericsson
  - 4.5.2.4 Nokia
  - 4.5.2.5 Telenor
- 4.5.3 E-Waste Management Companies in the EU
  - 4.5.3.1 Sims Recycling Solutions
  - 4.5.3.2 Immark House (E-Waste Management)
- 4.5.4 Government in the EU
  - 4.5.4.1 EU' s WEEE Directive, December 2008, Amendment Proposal
- 4.5.5 NGOs in the EU
  - 4.5.5.1 Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)
  - 4.5.5.2 European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
  - 4.5.5.3 The International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec)
  - 4.5.5.4 Clean Production Action (CPA)
- 4.5.6 Industry Associations in the EU
  - 4.5.6.1 European Information and Communications Technology Association (EICTA)
  - 4.5.6.2 Association of Electrical and Electronic Waste Take-Back Systems (WEEE Forum
  - 4.5.6.3 European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA)
  - 4.5.6.4 SWICO
  - 4.5.6.5 SENS
  - 4.5.6.6 SLRS
  - 4.5.6.7 INOBAT
4.6 Rest of World
- 4.6.1 OEMs in New Zealand
  - 4.6.1.1 Telecom
  - 4.6.1.2 Hewlett-Packard
  - 4.6.1.3 Dell
  - 4.6.1.4 IBM
  - 4.6.1.5 LG Electronics
- 4.6.2 E-Waste Management Companies in Rest of World
  - 4.6.2.1 Sims E-Recycling, Australia
  - 4.6.2.2 MRI (Aust) Pty Ltd., Australia
  - 4.6.2.3 EnviroServe/EnviroFone, United Arab Emirates
  - 4.6.2.4 Piranha International, Trinidad, West Indies
  - 4.6.2.5 India
    - 4.6.2.5.1 Eco Recycling Ltd. (Ecoreco)
    - 4.6.2.5.2 Attero
    - 4.6.2.5.3 Electronics Corp. of India
  - 4.6.2.6 Integrated Recycling Industries (IRI), Philippines
  - 4.6.2.7 Lenovo, China
  - 4.6.2.8 Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd., Taiwan
  - 4.6.2.9 E&E Recycling
  - 4.6.2.10 Africa
    - 4.6.2.10.1 South Africa
- 4.6.3 NGOs in Rest of World
  - 4.6.3.1 Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)
  - 4.6.3.2 E-Waste Association of South Africa
- 4.6.4 Government in Rest of World
  - 4.6.4.1 Australia
  - 4.6.4.2 New Zealand
  - 4.6.4.3 Japan
  - 4.6.4.4 South Korea
  - 4.6.4.5 Taiwan
  - 4.6.4.6 India
  - 4.6.4.7 Brazil
  - 4.6.4.8 Argentina
  - 4.6.4.9 Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, and Other Countries in South and Central America

5. Market Forecasts

5.1 Introduction, Sources, and Assumptions
5.2 Market Characterization
5.3 Reference Point
5.4 Definitions
5.5 Summary

6. Company Directory

7. Acronym and Abbreviation List

8. Table of Contents

9. Table of Figures

10. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes

Table of Charts and Figures

Consumer Views on Appropriate Management of Old Electronics
Consumer Attitudes about Who Should Pay for Electronics Recycling
Consumers' Storage of Old Electronics Equipment
Consumers' Estimated Cost for Electronics Recycling
Open and Closed Loop Systems
Discarded Materials and Diversion Processes
High-Level Process Flow Diagram
Current and Planned E-Waste Management Regulations by U.S. State
E-Waste Market Drivers
E-Waste Management SWOT Analysis
E-Waste Market Supply SWOT Analysis
E-Waste Market Demand SWOT Analysis
Members of the Interim Group of PACE
Techno+Rescue SWOT Analysis
Permitted Hazardous Waste Landfills in the United States
Summary of Mandatory Electronics Recovery Programs by U.S. State
Immark House SWOT Analysis
Summary of RoHS and WEEE Implementation in Europe
EnviroServe/EnviroFone SWOT Analysis
Piranha International SWOT Analysis
Ecoreco SWOT Analysis
Government Implementation of RoHS and WEEE - Rest of World
Summary of E-Waste Forecasts: 2010-2025
World Internet Statistics and Population Estimates at December 21, 2008
Per Capita Estimates for Cell Phone Subscribers, Internet Users, and PCs, 2010

Table of Tables

Summary of E-Waste Forecasts: 2010-2025
Global Demographics and Representative Electronic Products Distribution Rates
Relative Purchasing Power Parity by Global Region
Projected Units of E-Waste Generated Based on Population Growth and Poverty Levels in North America: 2008-2025
Projected Units of E-Waste Generated Based on Population Growth and Poverty Levels in Western Europe: 2008-2025
Projected Units of E-Waste Generated Based on Population Growth and Poverty Levels in Asia Pacific: 2008-2025
Projected Units of E-Waste Generated Based on Population Growth and Poverty Levels in Rest of World: 2008-2025
Projected Units of E-Waste Generated Based on Population Growth and Poverty Levels Worldwide: 2008-2025
E-Waste Generation as a Percent of Municipal Solid Waste, OECD Countries: 1990-2025
Estimated Sales of TVs, Cell Phones, and Computers, United States: 2007-2025
Electronic Products - Projected Units & Tons Ready for End-of-Life Management: 2008-2025
End-of-Life Electronics Sent for Recycling: 1999-2025
Projected Quantity of Unused Electronics in Storage: 2007-2025