E-waste' recycling urged

DEON J. HAMPTON World Staff Writer
Tulsa World (Oklahoma)
January 13, 2011
Two weeks into the new year, many people are still relishing the new computers and televisions they received as gifts. Now they need to figure out what to do with their old electronic equipment. Michael Patton, the executive director of the Metro Environmental Trust, said he had long urged people to recycle computers and televisions instead of putting them out as trash, which will likely lead to them being dumped in a landfill and potentially causing harm.

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Law requires easy recycling of 'e-waste'

Thomas Olson
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
January 23, 2011
Soon, there will be little excuse not to recycle that old television or computer ? a chore that's often a hassle.

A Pennsylvania law that takes effect today is expected to spawn many more drop-off sites for electronic waste ? dubbed "e-waste" ? and make sure that TV and computer makers who sell those devices in the state adopt plans to recycle as much as they sell.

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New Rules For Old Technology; E-Recycling Law Takes Effect Soon

Ad Crable
Intelligencer Journal/New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
January 7, 2011
Staff Writer

A single computer or television set can contain 5 to 7 pounds of toxic lead and other metals that shouldn't end up in a landfill or incinerator.

But until now, there hasn't been a law in Pennsylvania keeping such common devices from being thrown out with the trash.

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