US Regulations
Regulations for E-Waste vary from State to State, and even down to a county and city level. The EPA has regulations for the management of universal waste, which includes electronic wastes batteries, mercury containing equipments, and lamps.
CTR glass that contains lead is not regarded as Hazardous Material as long as certain conditions are met. The only accepted end processing for leaded glass is either being reprocessed by a CRT glass manufacturer or by a lead glass smelter.

A business that generates or disposes of universal waste needs to become either a small quantity handler (SQHUW) who processes less than 11,000 pounds at one time or a large quantity handler (LQHUW) with more than 11,000 pounds accumulated at one time. Business that only generate under 220 lbs Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs).
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RQRA) was enacted by congress in 1976 and has general guidelines for waste management.
California Recycling Regulations

In California, under the new Senate Bill 50 (SB50) in 2004, a modification and revision of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act (Act) of 2003, prohibits the improper dispose of all end-of-life electronic wastes (e-waste) especially in the State’s landfills. The new SB50 further grants the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) the power to implement the requirements of the e-waste Act of 2003, including the establishment and implementation of a payment system for the collection and proper recycling of all covered electron wastes (CEW) that are listed under this bill.
The two monumental achievements that were established from the new California SB50 included:

The new cathode ray tube (CRT) recycling regulation, effective since Jan. 1, 2006, charges end-users a fee for buying computer monitors or televisions and further channels this money to recyclers to recycle and dispose of the displays safely.

In addition, the new legislation mandates for the establishment of a non-cost collection, reuse and recycling system for proper disposal of used cell phones by July 2006.

Other Regulations

We can no longer place some common items in the trash. Those items include:

• All fluorescent lamps and tubes
• All batteries
• All electronic devices
• Thermostats that contain mercury