E-Waste Recycling May Become Easier
03.08.2010 by Whittney Evans
(KCPW News) It will be easier for Utahns to recycle electronic waste, under a bill that cleared the House of Representatives today. Sponsor Representative Rebecca Edwards said when Utah consumers buy electronic devices, the cost of recycling is already included in the price tag, but when they go to recycle the item themselves, they get charged again. Her bill would require manufacturers to pay a recycling fee, then create free drop-off locations for Utahns to recycle their e-waste.
“There are lots of good reasons to recycle and we’ve had many of those addressed. But for me the basic of this bill comes down to an issue of fairness, that we in Utah deserve to receive the service of recycling that we pay for when we buy this product.”
According to the state Department of Environmental Quality, discarded electronics are the fastest growing type of waste in the U.S. When discarded improperly, they can leach high levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants into the environment. Edward’s bill passed on a 47 to 26 vote, and now moves to the Senate floor.
It will be easier for Utahns to recycle electronic waste, under a bill that cleared the House of Representatives today (Monday). Sponsor Representative Rebecca Edwards said when Utah consumers buy electronic devices, the cost of recycling is already included in the price tag, but when they go to recycle the item themselves, they get charged again. Her bill would require manufacturers to pay a recycling fee, then create free drop-off locations for Utahns to recycle their e-waste.
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“There are lots of good reasons to recycle and we’ve had many of those addressed. But for me the basic of this bill comes down to an issue of fairness, that we in Utah deserve to receive the service of recycling that we pay for when we buy this product.”
According to the state Department of Environmental Quality, discarded electronics are the fastest growing type of waste in the U.S. When discarded improperly, they can leach high levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants into the environment. Edward’s bill passed on a 47 to 26 vote, and now moves to the Senate floor.
[...] will shoulder the original recycling fees, leaving only drop-off fees with consumers. The KCPW news blogger Whittney Evans reports the words of representative Rebecca Edwards, who sponsored the [...]