A resolution was introduced in the US Congress this week requiring
the US to ban the export of e-waste to developing countries. House
Resolution 1395 by Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) explains that older
cathode ray tube (CRT) TV sets contain as much as four pounds of lead
each, with newer LCD TVs containing dangerous levels of mercury. While
the resolution doesn't ban all e-waste exports abroad, it will help
bring the U.S. closer in line to the Basel Convention, an agreement to
regulate the international shipment of toxic waste.

California's E-waste policy passed in 2004 (SB 20) actually explicitly prohibits the export of unprocessed e-waste to non-OECD
countries (i.e. developing countries, including China).

What You Can Do

• Learn more about California's e-waste regulations here.
• Find a place to properly dispose of your e-waste.