Jan 5 - NY - New Landfill Ban on E-waste Effective Jan 1, 2012

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Effective January 1, 2012, private and public waste haulers in New York state are no longer allowed to disposed of e-waste in the landfill. Solid or hazardous waste management facilities are prohibited from accepting e-waste.  Then, starting January 1, 2015, consumers will be prohibited from e-waste disposal as well.

This is the result of the NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act, passed in 2010. The comprehensive e-waste bill established free e-waste recycling for consumers, schools, municipalities, small businesses, and small non-profits, since April 1st, 2011.

The state  Department of Environmental Conservation is charged with overseeing the implementation of the law, which shifts the end-of-life costs of managing e-waste from local communities to product manufacturers. For more information on the disposal ban, visit the Department of Environmental Conservation online.
 

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