Over the past decade, remarkable development has been observed in the field of high-tech manufacturing, whereby the scale of the electronics market is becoming larger and larger and growing day by day. “According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), consumers purchased 500 million units of consumer electronics in the United States in 2008. U.S. households spend approximately $1,407 per year on hardware.” (Electronics Takeback coalition, 2010) As a result, a clear trend of rapid replacement of electronic devices is observed, as every other day manufacturers offer consumers more efficient and powerful gadgets instead of their predecessors. As a result, a high rate of updating electronic components translates into a reduction in their lifespan and a consequent accumulation of useless gadgets, which then become part of municipal waste. These end-of-life electronic devices are often called “e-waste or e-waste.” It is estimated that around 20-25 million tonnes of e-waste is produced worldwide each year, with the greatest number of electronic components disposed of in Europe, the United States and Australasia. (Brett H. Robinson, 2009) Therefore, there is a serious challenge in managing e-waste disposal appearing all over the world. Data shows that a very small percentage of e-waste goes through a recycling process, while the majority is accumulated in landfills or incinerated with the rest of municipal solid waste. According to the EPA, 3.16 million tons of e-waste were generated in the United States in 2008, and only 430,000 tons, or 13.6 percent, were recycled. (TakeBack Coalition, 2010) This essay will present the main points of the e-waste problem, analyze possible solutions to the problem, and discuss whether they are suitable and efficient in...... middle of paper ...... ied to la electronic waste issue. However, not all of them can be successfully developed and used for the solution. Donating tons of electronic devices to developing countries is not efficient, as in most cases the gadgets arrive in a condition not suitable for reuse. As a result, exporting electronic components to third world countries for reuse only results in more land being exposed to contamination with hazardous components in the absence of adequate recycling programs. Therefore, it can be concluded that the legislative method, or the establishment of take-back programs, would be the most efficient of all the proposed solutions. Extended producer responsibility will not only systemize the recycling process, but will also give great motivation to producers to come up with new technologies that will be less toxic and easier to subject to recycling management.