"The point is that these indirect materials can't be recovered during manufacturing because they are not present in the product. I think this argues for strong consideration of a program that emphasizes reuse of these products and trying to do what we can to extend the life of these products as long as possible to amortize this impact of manufacture of a longer use life. So if e-waste only deals with the waste end as it typically has in Europe, I think we are missing a huge opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of these products.

Meta-Actor: Government 

Source Document: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg47543/html/CHRG-111hhrg47543.htm

Date: February 11, 2009