Student Project: E-Waste in the United States: New York

As of January 1, 2015, the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (Chapter 99 of the laws of 2010, codified as Title 26 of Article 27 of the Environmental Conservation Law) prohibits persons from disposing of electronic waste as solid waste in the State of New York. This act prohibits electronic waste from being placed or disposed of in any solid waste management facility or being placed out for collection for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility in the state of New York. Therefore, the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) is amending its rules to clarify that it is a violation for any person to place electronic waste out for solid waste or recycling collection.