E-Waste Governance beyond Borders- Does the EU influence US Environmental Policy?

In 2002, the European Union enacted ambitious legislation on the design and end-of-life treatment of electronic products. This paper explores the external effects of these laws on the California. The EU Directives on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) influenced the introduction of similar regulation in other jurisdictions. This paper identifies the connections between EU and Californian e-waste legislation. It analyses the roles of interdependence and transatlantic learning and it outlines the systemic variables that shaped the diffusion of EU e-waste policy to California