ELECTRONICS RECYCLING RESOURCE CENTER
Individuals and Businesses
As of February 8, 2006 new California state hazardous
waste legislation requires special handling for consumer
electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and mercury-containing
products, called Universal Wastes. It is now illegal
to dispose of these items in your garbage or recycling
cart. For more information on California State legislation
regarding the disposal of hazardous and electronic
waste, visit the following websites:
Businesses
Businesses have a special set of legislation that it
is important to know, and if applicable, comply with,
in recycling computers and electronics. For details
and further links, visit:
USEFUL WEBSITES
RECOMMENDED
READING
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things,
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, North Point
Press, New York, 2002.
Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise:
The Interface Model, by Ray C. Anderson, Chelsea Green
Publishing Company, Vermont, 1998.
The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and
Towns Can Change to Sustainable Practices, by Sarah
Jones and Torbjörn Lahti, New Society Publishers,
2004.
The
Principles of Sustainability, by Simon Dresner, Earthscan
Publications Ltd., London, 2002
For Younger Readers
Recycle!
A Handbook for Kids, by Gail Gibbons, Little, Brown & Company,
1992.
The Secrets of
Tropical Rainforests, by Joan Hamilton,
London Town Press, 2005.
Where Does the
Garbage Go?, by Paul Showers, HarperCollins Publishers, New
York, 1994
50 Simple Things
Kids Can Do to Save the Earth, by
John Javna, Earth Works Group US, Andrews McMeel
Publishing, New Jersey, 1990
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