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Association of Information Technology Professionals
AITP Announces Standards of Responsibility for Handling Electronic Waste
July 19th, 2008
The Association of Information Technology Professionals ("AITP") announced that it has issued a formal set of Standards of Responsibility for Handling Electronic Waste ("eWaste") which it recommends be adopted by information technology organizations. According to AITP President Mark Kleine, "Approximately 1 billion pieces of computer equipment will become potential scrap by 2010. Dealing with electronic waste is now an environmental crisis. The inappropriate handling of eWaste also exposes individuals and organizations to the loss of confidential and/or proprietary information." AITP's Legislative Affairs Committee developed these Standards in...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-19)
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