NYC E-waste Lawsuit

Update: Governor Paterson signed A11308 into law, a comprehensive statewide e-waste bill  that preempts the New York City e-waste law. The electronics industry's lawsuit against the City's takeback law been dismissed.
 

Consumer Electronics Association and Information Technology Industry Council filed a lawsuit in July 2009 against New York City's E-waste recycling law, claiming that the E-waste law would require them to provide free door-to-door electronics collection, putting hundreds of additional trucks onto city streets, and the result would be increased traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, and carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to global warming.

Advocates are pushing the trade groups to withdraw the lawsuit.  A letter signed by about 60 state legislators, mayors and solid waste and recycling officials in states with e-waste recycling laws, was sent to the CEA and ITIC on Nov. 5th. The letter argues local governments cannot afford to cover recycling or disposal costs for all of the products sold, and that producer responsibility is necessary in the current marketplace. State officials view the lawsuit as a direct challenge to the ability of states to pass takeback laws on any product.

Electronics Takeback Coalition has been following this lawsuit closely.
http://www.electronicstakeback.com/legislation/lawsuit_vs_nyc/lawsuit_vs...