California to Step Up CRT, Cell-Phone Recycling

Dom · Oct 1, 2004, 09:04 PM

California consumers will be charged $6 to $8 per computer monitor or other display device starting Jan. 1 in a bid to step up recycling efforts, according to a bill signed into law Wednesday.

Senate Bill 50, a California bill that modifies the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday night, according to a spokesman for State Sen. Byron Sher (D-Stanford), the bill's author. A spokesman for the California Waste Management Board also confirmed the bill's passage.

In addition, Schwarzenegger also signed Assembly Bill 2901, a bill co-authored by Assemblywomen Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) and Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), which mandates the establishment of a no-cost collection, reuse and recycling system for proper disposal of used cell phones by July 2006.

The new CRT (cathode ray tube) recycling law, which takes effect Jan. 1, will charge consumers a fee for buying computer monitors or televisions and will pay recyclers to dispose of the displays safely: $6 for a 4-inch to 15-inch screen; $8 for a 15-inch to 35-inch screen, and $10 for screens with a diagonal length of more than 35 inches. In return, recyclers will be paid 28 cents per pound to recycle the CRTs, televisions and displays.

The two laws promise to save California IT administrators money. With the state funding, recyclers essentially will be able to pick up CRTs and cell phones from companies and consumers and dispose of them essentially for free, using the state money to offset the recycling costs.

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goku21 · Oct 2, 2004, 01:14 AM

I'd be willing to pay that cost. But then again I've never thrown out a monitor yet either =)

Oct 1, 2004, 09:04 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	California to Step Up CRT, Cell-Phone Recycling California consumers will be charged $6 to $8 per computer monitor or other display device starting Jan. 1 in a bid to step up recycling efforts, according to a bill signed into law Wednesday. Senate Bill 50, a California bill that modifies the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday night, according to a spokesman for State Sen. Byron Sher (D-Stanford), the bill's author. A spokesman for the California Waste Management Board also confirmed the bill's passage. In addition, Schwarzenegger also signed Assembly Bill 2901, a bill co-authored by Assemblywomen Fran Pavley (D-Santa Monica) and Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego), which mandates the establishment of a no-cost collection, reuse and recycling system for proper disposal of used cell phones by July 2006. The new CRT (cathode ray tube) recycling law, which takes effect Jan. 1, will charge consumers a fee for buying computer monitors or televisions and will pay recyclers to dispose of the displays safely: $6 for a 4-inch to 15-inch screen; $8 for a 15-inch to 35-inch screen, and $10 for screens with a diagonal length of more than 35 inches. In return, recyclers will be paid 28 cents per pound to recycle the CRTs, televisions and displays. The two laws promise to save California IT administrators money. With the state funding, recyclers essentially will be able to pick up CRTs and cell phones from companies and consumers and dispose of them essentially for free, using the state money to offset the recycling costs. [Read More] ____________________ Source: eWeek

Oct 2, 2004, 01:14 AM	#2
goku21 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	I'd be willing to pay that cost. But then again I've never thrown out a monitor yet either =)