Don't do anything by half

 A few times now, we've made the comparison between Europe and the U.S.A. The general idea is that Europe - especially the E.U. - is doing a lot more to prevent e-waste and are way ahead on the regulation.
Greenpeace however, are saying that the situation in Europe is less than ideal, with lots of hidden flows of e-waste. During their  Green Electronics Campaign, they've proven that some companies are shipping their used electronics to developing countries, under the guise of selling them as second-hand products. The waste is then actually sold to scrapyards.
So while the States still have a lot of ground to make up, they might start to think of a regulation that doesn't allow these kinds of loopholes.

Gilles Gerlo
(greenpeace.org)