by Intelligencer Journal/New Era
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. Later this month, the state joins 23 others when an electronic waste recycling mandate goes into effect. The e-waste recycling bill was signed by Gov. Ed Rendell on Nov. 23. Manufacturers of televisions and computers sold in Pennsylvania will have to provide consumers with free ways to recycle such devices when they want to get rid of them.
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