The state of New York passed a law last year that requires electronics manufacturers to recycle old products turned in by customers, including TVs, computers, and phones. It doesn’t go into effect until 2012, but the Electronics Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act is expected to create a lot of revenue for local recycling companies.
In 2008, Virginia passed a similar law, but it only applies to computer manufacturers.
Tell us what you think--could Virginia benefit from something like the Electronics Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act? Should the commonwealth amend its current e-cycling law to include other electronic products?
For a list of states with e-cycling laws, check out this pdf from ecyclingresource.org.
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