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Aida Williams's List: US Legislation
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Sep 14, 10
"Will the City take old console television sets at E-Waste Day?
Yes. In my last column I said we would not take console television sets, but our Environmental Services Department says that we can take all television sets for recycling, including console televisions. So, if you have any TV or other non-working or obsolete electronic equipment, bring it to E-Waste days Sept. 17-18 at the Community Center. " -
Sep 14, 10
"As of Sept. 1, electronics can't be thrown away in Wisconsin garbages, according to a new state law.
Things like computers, TVs, and cell phones have to be e-cycled. It's been less than two weeks since the law went into effect, but electronics are still coming in by the truckload. " -
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Aug 13, 10
"The U.S. Congress released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report yesterday that addresses the management and trade of hazardous electronic wastes. The report correctly urges the EPA to deal with the massive flows of U.S. e-waste. However, according to the Electronic TakeBak Coalition, it misses the mark in recommending that the EPA put forward legislation that would ratify the Basel Convention, without first prohibiting the export of hazardous electronic waste to developing countries. "
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Aug 13, 10
"An Environmental Protection Agency program that encourages federal agencies to recycle old computers and other electronics has achieved limited success throughout government and the nation, federal auditors said."
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Aug 24, 10
"Vermont has had almost 100 percent compliance as it rolls out its new e-waste program, which is intended to cut down on the amount of electronic waste that ends up in the state’s landfills. "
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Aug 13, 10
"I'm working on another post, not ready for publication yet, How to Become an "e-waste" or e-Scrap Recycler Vendor, (and paper recycler, transfer station operator). In those posts you may get to read good advice about the particulars of entering those businesses. But before you even start, below are some common “Dos and Don´ts” which are common to all recycling businesses, and to other wholesale businesses as well.
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Aug 12, 10
"An August 1 article describes the unintended consequences of what should be a success story: California’s ambitious e-waste disposal program. By offering cash to firms who collect and dismantle old computers and TVs, the state has also “built a magnet for fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars, including illegal material smuggled in from out of state,” writes Tom Knudson of McClatchy Newspapers.
Despite its problems, the California program has helped keep 840 million pounds of monitors and TVs out of landfills, according to McClatchy’s research. Domestic dismantling of e-waste is an important step towards stopping an ugly global trade in discarded electronics. While shiny new gadgets flow from Asia to customers in the US and Europe, old ones are shipped back to developing nations, where poor people perform the toxic task of stripping minerals from the machines.
Consumers, regulators and investors have called for electronics manufacturers and retailers to better manage e-waste, but the most destructive practices tend to be performed by individuals and small firms outside the formal economy. In this context, California’s in-state recycling model may still prove instructive, especially as developing nations begin to generate more of their own e-waste." -
Aug 12, 10
"Aug 11: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report entitled, Electronic Waste: Considerations for Promoting Environmentally Sound Reuse and Recycling (GAO-10-626, July 12, 2010). The report was requested by Representative Bart Gordon (D-TN) the Chair of the House Science & Technology Committee. "
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Jul 27, 10
"Electronic Waste Materials a Rising Concern Worldwide: How Will Nations Address Problem? "
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Jul 27, 10
"Re "E-waste: California's recycling program seemed so right, but it's become a fraud magnet" (Page A1, July 18): Overall, California's e-waste recycling program has done what it was intended to do. "
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Aug 11, 10
"Hard times force people to pay attention to how they spend their money ... and to how government spends their money. While Democrats are proposing higher taxes, voters are already angry about two more news reports that show their tax dollars being squandered.
California's electronic waste program, a symbol of green innovation, turns out to be a magnet for fraud, reported The Sacramento Bee)."
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