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COST EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Abstract
Widespread use of electronics in business and residential settings has created a
problem of electronic waste disposal, when the electronics are discarded at the end
of
their useful life. Recognized as hazardous waste for the heavy metals contained in
them,
electronic discards are managed as such only if generated by businesses. In the absence
of federal regulations for household electronic waste in the United States and state
regulations in North Carolina, the electronic waste problem could be addressed at
the
county level. One of the options a policy-maker faces is to establish an e-waste collection
and recycling program at the local landfill, thus offering residents the means to
recycle
their e-waste. In this master’s project I estimate the costs of establishing an e-waste
recycling program in Harnett County, North Carolina. The results allow a policy maker
to
compare the costs of a local electronic waste recycling program to the costs of current
recycling programs offered by major electronics producers, or the benefits from diverting
electronic waste from local landfills. The information on costs of the program also
provides estimates of the amount of funds that the county would need to run the program,
or the amount of tax or purchase fee that could be imposed to provide funds for the
program
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/296Citation
Kusmanov, Dastan (2007). COST EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/296.Collections
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