Focus (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 25, 2008
Waste Watchers
New laws in Japan aim to reduce the impact on the environment of electronics products with relatively short lifecycles and potentially harmful substance content, write Lothar Determann and Tomohisa Muranushi.
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By Lothar Determann and Tomohisa Muranushi Lawmakers around the world are busily trying to reduce the impact on the environment of electronics products with relatively short lifecycles and potentially harmful substance content. Manufacturers in the United States are scrambling to keep up with the resulting compliance burden. European and Chinese laws on electronic waste have a lot in common and allow uniform approaches. Japan, howeve...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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