How can we stop the 'e-waste train'?

Laws differ from country to country. In the U.S.A. they differ from state to state (which confuses the consumers). As you can see in the graph above e-waste is becoming a bigger problem. It is a challenge to take measures that answer to the threats of e-waste these days and in the future.

E-waste recycling laws generally employ one of two types of programs:

• Producer take-back programs: Manufacturers are responsible for taking back discarded electronics. What doesn't mean to ship them. Programs like these are very popular in the European Union.
• Advance recovery fee: Consumers have to pay an amount of money when they buy the product, that money is used to recycle the product.

The situation in the U.S.A. ,however , stays poor. The regulations in the U.S.A. are insufficient.
Maybe an new international treaty could be a big move foreword. But such thing is difficult because it requires consensus between all the powerfull countries of the world.

(howstuffworks)
Stef De Visscher