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Hazardous Waste

Common Sense Initiative’s Recommendation on Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Glass-to-Glass

From 1994 through 1998, EPA’s Common Sense Initiative (CSI) Computers and Electronics Subcommittee (CES) formed a workgroup to examine regulatory barriers to pollution prevention and electronic waste recycling. The workgroup explored the problems of managing mounting volumes of outdated computer and electronics equipment. In this document, the Council recommended streamlined regulatory requirements for CRTs to encourage recycling and better management.

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