2. EIA’s Product Ecology Initiative Holly Evans EIA Director of Environmental Affairs Municipal Waste Management Association Annual Meeting March 6, 2001

3. Electronic Industries Alliance Trade association for more than 2300 member companies Represent entire product chain - from suppliers to OEMs EIA’s Environmental Issues Council represents industry on international, federal, and state environmental issues

4. EIA’s Product Ecology Initiative Design for the Environment End-of-LifeManagement ProductUse Goal: Reduce Environmental Impacts over Entire Life Cycle!

5. EIA’s “Product Ecology” Initiative Design for the Environment –EIA’s DfE Compilation (http://www.eia.org//download/eic/21/dfe- com1.pdf) –Material Declaration/Chemical Roadmap project for “chemicals of concern” –Partner in EPA’s Design for the Environment Life Cycle Display Project

6. EIA’s Product Ecology Project Use –Partner in EPA’s Energy Star Program –Program has set stand-by power consumption specifications for VCRs, TVs, copiers, and set top box units

7. EIA’s Product Ecology Project End of Life Management –Consumer Education Initiative web site (http://www.eiae.org) –Participation in state recycling pilots –Development of CRT survey –Advocacy on state Universal Waste Rules

8. Conclusion EIA’s “Product Ecology Initiative” will: –promote effective, market-based end-of-life management solutions for used electronics by linking design and end-of-life considerations