Electronic Waste: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally Responsible Manner

Citation
Government Accountability Office, Electronic Waste: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally Responsible Manner (GAO-12-74) (Feb. 2012) (full-text).

Overview
The GAO reviewed the status of federal initiatives to appropriately manage the disposition of used electronic products &mdash; that is, selling, donating, recycling, and disposing of federal electronics. Its objectives were to examine (1) key initiatives aimed at improving the management of used federal electronics and (2) improvements resulting from these initiatives and challenges that impede progress, if any.