87 pages; Published July 2001; note that the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (MOEA) is now part of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Dakota County is making it easier for residents to recycle TVs at The Recycling Zone. Making it easier for people to recycle is just one of the ways Dakota County plans to meet its goal to increase recycling this year by 20 percent.
American Plastics Council paper presented at Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Recycling Conference, November 2000; authors Michael M. Fisher, American Plastics Council, Michael B. Biddle, MBA Polymers, Inc., Tony Hainault, Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, Douglas S. Smith, Sony Electronics Inc., David J. Cauchi, Consultant, David A. Thompson, Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
All those new gizmos and gadgets gleefully pulled from beneath the Christmas
tree are about to spur a high tide of household waste as piles of old gizmos and
gadgets are discarded.
By the time you dump in the usual remains of the holidays -- the packaging,
wrapping paper, ribbons, stale fruitcakes and turkey carcasses -- daily
household waste increases by more than 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New
Year's Day, state pollution control officials say.
Comment: Washington state has a new law effective January 1 which requires manufacturers of electronic items to accept and pay for recyling. Most large cities have a couple of designated sites where consumers can drop off tv's, phones, DVD players, etc at no charge.
The law, passed a few years ago makes the manufacturers financially responsible. I'm sure that they have used this lead-in time to adjust the price of their products to cover the cost of recycling.
Only time will tell if this method is successful. Whichever method is chosen for an area, the final cost will ultimately be borne by the consumer.Washington state has a new law effective January 1 which requires manufacturers of electronic items to accept and pay for recyling. Most large cities have a couple of designated sites where consumers can drop off tv's, phones, DVD players, etc at no charge.
The law, passed a few years ago makes the manufacturers financially responsible. I'm sure that they have used this lead-in time to adjust the price of their products to cover the cost of recycling.
Only time will tell if this method is successful. Whichever method is chosen for an area, the final cost will ultimately be borne by the consumer.