Computer Recycling Law

State and federal regulations ban CRTs, computer and electronic green boards from disposal, landfills, incineration, or transfer for disposal, at a solid waste disposal facility excluding special circumstances. Most of the environmental concerns with computers lie with the monitor, specifically its cathode ray tube (CRT). Each color monitor contains, on average, four to five pounds of lead, considered hazardous waste when disposed of, according to EPA standards. The Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) has been updated recently to include guidelines regarding the disposal of computer monitors

Imagine a worst-case scenario: Groundwater near a landfill becomes contaminated. In a search for potentially responsible parties, a company that had disposed of computers at the site (identified by a control tag or manufacturer�s number) could be subject to potentially costly criminal and civil litigation (i.e., SARA, formerly CERCLA, litigation). All of this could happen even if the organization had donated the equipment to a charity.

In addition, many states have enacted data destruction and data breach regulations that mandate businesses must securely destroy all customer data including credit card data no longer in use. The law and regulations defines "personal information" as a resident's or business first name and last name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following:

1) Social Security number,
2) driver's license number or state-issued identification card number, or
3) financial account number, or credit or debit card number, with or without any required security code, access code, personal identification number or password, that would permit access to any account.

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