In this program, a directive forces manufacturers to take responsibility for e-cycling; it also demands manufacturers' mandatory take-back and places bans on exporting e-waste to developing countries. British columbia has more than 20 epr programs under the recycling regulation legislation, which stops e-waste from being put into landfills and recycles them instead. As an example of negative impacts of e-waste, pollution of groundwater has become so serious in areas surrounding china's landfills that water must be shipped in from 18 miles away. However, mining of new metals can have even broader impacts on groundwater. Either thorough e-cycling processing, domestic processing or overseas repair, can help the environment by avoiding...