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4.0 ONSITE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING ADVANTAGES ` Liability Assurance The primary concern within the industry over electronics recycling has been ensuring the management of these materials in an environmentally sound manner, preventing the improper managment as has been seen in the past. The following lists websites of different groups and organizations which have researched these issues and put out extensive literature on it: • National Electronics Product Stewarship Initiative: www.nepsi.org • Western Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative: www.recycling advocates.org/wepsi • Materials for the Future Foundation: www.materials4future.org • Basel Action Network: www.ban.org • Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition: www.svtc.org • Electronic Industries Alliance Consumer Education Initiative: www.eiae.org The predominant mismanagement of electronics waste has resulted from the shipment of whole units (monitors, CPU's, TV's; etc) overseas where the recovery of precious metals has occurred. Though appropriate management methods do exist overseas for whole units, Onsite Electronics Recycling believes that the best means to prevent improper overseas management is to disassemble the electronics prior to shipment offsite. This provides the County with better assurance that their materials will be appropriately recycled. Therefore, Onsite Electronics Recycling will disassemble all CRT devices prior to shipment om the County's transfer facilities. Thus, only recyclable commodities will be shipped from site. In addition, Onsite Electronics Recycling will carefully research and audit each recycling facility which these commodities are shipped to, to ensure that the recycling methods are environmentally sound and that appropriate tracking methods are utilized. Management of Collection While there are many Companies who will provide recycling of electronics waste, there are few who will provide the collection service, in addition to the transportation and recycling. As SB20 is designed to defer these costs, Onsite Electronics Recycling proposes to manage as much of the collection process for San Joaquin County as is feasible. By providing personnel at the Lovelace Transfer Facility six days per week, Onsite Electronics will directly manage the collection of approximately 70% of the electronics managed by the County. This will prevent County staff from having to unload, sort,palletize and otherwise handle these materials wherever possible. Onsite Electronics is proposing to initially provide staffing only at the Lovelace Transfer Station, thus not providing collection service at the North County or Foothill Landfill Locations. However, Onsite Electronics can provide personnel to assist at these facilities in loading electronics in to bins prior to transport to the Lovelace Facility. In addition as the program evolves, Onsite Electronics Recycling will reassess the options for providing further collection ervices. San Joaquin County Proposal Page 17 of 22