Talk:Electronic waste in the United States

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There is no data on exports - the US definitely does not keep all of its electronic waste inside its borders. Also, what are different types of facilities/organizations that break down electronic waste?

I am interested in the breakdown of how the US manages its E-waste: is there a coherent data set available to analyze the proportions? CarlesPuyol5 (talk) 23:26, 3 March 2017 (UTC)CarlesPuyol5

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The first citation links to a password protected site https://blackboard.unc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2fwebapps%2fblackboard%2fexecute%2flauncher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_321396_1%26url%3d How can we even be sure it exists? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.43.27.98 (talk) 03:20, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

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I have a WP:COI with NextWorth Solutions, an electronics trade-in service, which is currently going through a "Good Article" review, however it cannot meet the GA criteria without addressing the Orphan tag. It's possible it shouldn't be de-orphaned, however one possibility I mentioned was adding something to this article under the Reuse section along the lines of: "Gazelle and NextWorth are the two largest electronics buy-back websites" (or something)

The sources are:
 * "Gazelle and Nextworth are two of the biggest reselling portals" New York Daily News
 * "NextWorth and Gazelle. The best-known of the buy-back sites" MarketWatch

I notice there are currently many other services mentioned in this section without sources, however I can't say for sure whether any of them should be, including NextWorth, so I defer to another editor. Thanks much. CorporateM (Talk) 15:10, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't even see this message beforehand, but coincidentally I added links to NextWorth and Gazelle. I'll take a look at the rest of your request. Edge3 (talk) 16:30, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Revised. What do you think? Edge3 (talk) 03:02, 17 December 2013 (UTC)

The reference to Cadmium in CRT phosphors is spurious. The only example of cadmium phosphorous I have seen was from a 1960s US Navy submarine. Cadmium was used in very, very, very early color CRTs to create reds and yellows (see CRT article on wikipedia). When Japan manufacturers created barium panel glass (which blocks radiation like leaded glass, but is more transparent), cadmium was discontinued, according to an interview I had with a retired San Diego CRT engineering professor 20 years ago. Given the prominence of cadmium in the article, and the gravity of the charge, this must be researched and anyone making the claim about cadmium may have to be questioned for objectivity./ Retroworks (talk) 00:26, 30 November 2018 (UTC)Robin Ingenthron

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Great article! Very thorough additions with relevant coverage! Continue to write about how this topic is relevant!GAA8423 (talk) 21:04, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Good Article. Good use of different credible sources. Could make the introduction paragraph more encompassing of the whole article. But good article. Fluffybunny55 (talk) 20:27, 17 April 2017 (UTC)FluffyBunny55 April 17 1:20pm

See my complaint about unsupported references to cadmium in CRT phosphors - my research indicates the original source was a US Navy submarine CRT in the 1960s. My understanding is that cadmium phosphors were eliminated in USA, Western Europe, and Japan by the early 1970s.Retroworks (talk) 00:31, 30 November 2018 (UTC)Robin Ingenthron

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New subsection to link to "household hazardous waste" (am I too bold?)
The article has had a section "Consumer recycling." I changed the section name to add the words "and disposal" and I added a one-sentence paragraph following the words "convenient recycler or refurbisher." Recyclers and refurbishers are frequently not convenient. This allowed me to start a new subsection on e-waste as a form of household hazardous waste, which I have done.

I live in California. California has an Electronic Waste Recycling Fee but that does not cover many common types of e-waste.

This is bold editing on my part. I hope the new subsection will be improved by others, and I may make some improvements myself. Oaklandguy (talk) 19:45, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Is bitcoin ewaste a significant problem please?
See also discussion at Talk:Environmental impact of bitcoin Chidgk1 (talk) 16:49, 27 October 2022 (UTC)