Meeting Environmental Requirements in North America
This white paper from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) offers an overview to help electronics manufacturers get up to speed on environmental regulations as they affect manufacturing, sales, disposal and other elements of business operations.
From the introduction to the guide:
Electronic products marketed in North America are subject to an expanding patchwork of complex product-based environmental legislation. In both the U.S. and Canada, provincial, state and local governments have taken the lead and passed numerous product-based environmental and safety measures, creating new compliance and marketing challenges for global companies. In some instances, these requirements may exceed comparable mandates in Europe or Asia.
New U.S. federal and state requirements limit market access for certain electronic products by prohibiting the sale of products containing a growing list of hazardous substances. New energy efficiency and green procurement mandates are creating market opportunities for companies that are informed and prepared to meet new requirements.
This white paper is one of a series of four from the TIA. Three additional papers are available for download from GreenerComputing:
More details about the TIA, and EIATRACK, the industry group’s legislation-monitoring service, are online at www.eiatrack.org.
