[greenyes] Fwd: CA Senate passes e-waste recycling measure

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

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> <http://www.wastenews.com/headlines.html#1054844678>California senate 
> passes e-waste recycling measure
> SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (June 5) -- The California Senate passed legislation 
> June 4 requiring electronics manufacturers to set up a free and convenient 
> recycling system for waste electronics. 
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California senate passes e-waste recycling measure

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (June 5) -- The California Senate passed legislation 
June 4 requiring electronics manufacturers to set up a free and convenient 
recycling system for waste electronics.

The measure, which passed by a 24-13 vote, will now move to the state 
Assembly. The bill, introduced by Sen. Byron Sher, calls for electronics 
manufacturers selling products in the state to implement a collection, 
transportation, processing and recycling system approved by the California 
Integrated Waste Management Board. The program must divert at least 90 
percent of electronics sold in the state by 2010.

Manufacturers can pay fee to the state waste board equal to the cost of 
collecting, processing and recycling their electronics sold in the state as 
an alternative to establishing their own system. The bill also prohibits 
state agencies from buying from manufacturers that do not comply with the law.

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