[P2assist] From P2Assist member Karen Hales

[Tom Rhodes]

Good day, P2Assist Colleagues,

	Here is a posting from our P2 colleague, Karen
Hales.................

California Legislature OKs electronic waste stewardship proposal           
                                                                            
 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Sept. 3) -- The California Legislature passed an       
 electronic waste stewardship bill Aug. 31. The measure, the first of its   
 type in the United States, requires retailers and manufacturers to charge  
 a fee on consumer electronics.                                             
                                                                            
                                                                            
 The bill, introduced by California Sen. Byron Sher, would require          
 retailers and manufacturers to collect a $10 front-end fee on all computer 
 monitors and television sets containing cathode ray tubes. The state will  
 administer the fees to create a recycling infrastructure for electronics.  
                                                                            
                                                                            
 The bill sets CRT recycling goals of 25 percent by 2004, 50 percent by     
 2007 and 70 percent by 2010. Californians recycle about 20 percent of      
 their computer monitors and 10 percent of their television sets.           
                                                                            
                                                                            
 The measure awaits the signature of Gov. Gray Davis, who has until Sept.   
 30 to sign or veto the legislation                                         
                                                                            



http://www.wastenews.com/headlines2.html?id=1031086554


Karen Hales
Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist
TOWN of CARY

919-462-3873 voice
919-469-4304 fax
khales@ci.cary.nc.us
http://www.townofcary.org

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Tom Rhodes
Waste Analyst/P2Assist Listserv Administrator
NC Division of Pollution Prevention & 
Environmental Assistance
(919) 715-6516
1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1639

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