Electronics Waste (E-Waste)

E-Waste Facility Regulation

DEQ has new guidance that clarifies how DEQ solid waste and hazardous waste permit and compliance staff will use existing laws and regulations to address potential environmental concerns at electronic waste (e-waste) handling facilities. DEQ’s application of this guidance will:

• Ensure that electronics collected and handled for recycling, shredding/grinding or transforming do not create environmental and human health impacts.
• Ensure that e-waste storage and handling meets solid and hazardous waste requirements to protect human and environmental health.
• Address the growing electronics waste stream in Oregon. Factors that will contribute to this growth include more electronics on the market and the Oregon’s E-cycle Program initiated in January 2009. The landfill ban on covered electronic devices (CEDs) slated to go into effect in January 2010, also will increase this electronic wastes.

For more information

Documents and Publications

• Fact sheets
  • Disposal Ban of Covered Electronic Devices PDF
• DEQ Permits
• Disposal ban outreach materials
  The provided materials include a sample article, a poster and bill insert.
• Draft Electronics (E-waste) Operations Plan template PDF
• Draft Electronics Material Recovery Facility Permit PDF
• Internal Management Directive (IMD) PDF

Other Resources

• Oregon E-Cycles
  The Oregon E-Cycles Program provides free recycling of computers, monitors and TVs. The program is financed by electronics manufacturers and jointly implemented with the DEQ.
  • Service Providers
    An Oregon E-Cycles Web page directed towards service providers that want to take the opportunity to participate in the program as a collector, transporter or recycler.
• Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) Consultation
• Final Rules on Cathode Ray Tubes and Discarded Mercury-Containing Equipment
  Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waste - Hazardous Waste Web site
• Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
• Basel Action Network (BAN)

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