The concept of a "green economy" formed in the last two decades is a kind of new model of economic growth in the European Union. It replaced the traditional linear model of the product life cycle, which is still used in the Russian Federation. The environmental law reforms initiated in 2014 should lead Russia to create a new waste management system in which the principles of the expanded responsibility of the manufacturer will find their immediate application. The rapid development of the electronic industry in the postindustrial society contributes to an increase in the production of spent chemical sources of current (SCSC). The analysis of the existing legislative framework for the management of SCSC in European countries is presented. The prerequisites for involving SCSC in the economic closed cycle are considered in the context of the introduction of the principles of the expanded responsibility of the producer and the formation of the waste-processing industry. The potential of re-use of SCSC is shown, data of full-scale studies are given.