Letter: Exporting Electronic Waste

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"Where Do Old Cellphones Go to Die?," by Leyla Acaroglu (Sunday Review, May 5), called attention to the dire impacts that e-waste exports have on the environment and human health in developing countries.

In addition, it's important to understand that as the United States exports its e-waste, we are also exporting tens of thousands of jobs. A recent study found that restricting exports of untested, nonworking electronics would create up to 42,000 American jobs with an annual payroll of up to $1 billion.

That's why the Responsible Electronics Recycling Act, which will be reintroduced in Congress in the near future, is about more than protecting the environment. It's about promoting investment in our domestic industry so we can manage the e-waste we generate within our own borders — and create jobs for Americans.

WENDY NEU
New York, May 6, 2013

The writer, executive vice president of Hugo Neu, a recycling company, is on the steering committee of the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling.

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