United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-11-10 monographic deposited born digital 62 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-47 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47 P0b002ee180396d90 f:d0647 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47 GAO-06-47 Computer monitors Electronic equipment Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Hazardous substances Recycling Television Toxic substances Waste disposal Waste management Solid waste management Strategic planning Environmental policies Other Written Product A43057 Advances in technology have led to rapidly increasing sales of new electronic devices. With this increase comes the dilemma of managing these products at the end of their useful lives. Some research suggests that the disposal of used electronics could cause a number of environmental problems. Research also suggests that such problems are often exacerbated by the export of used electronics to countries without protective environmental regulations. Given that millions of used electronics become obsolete each year with only a fraction of them being recycled, GAO was asked to (1) summarize information on the volumes of, and problems associated with, used electronics; (2) examine the factors affecting their recycling and reuse; and (3) examine federal efforts to encourage recycling and reuse of these products. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47.pdf GAO-06-47 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-47 Other Written Product GAO-06-47; Electronic Waste: Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse; Computer monitors Electronic equipment Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Hazardous substances Recycling Television Toxic substances Waste disposal Waste management Solid waste management Strategic planning Environmental policies