Jan 16 - WA - Washington's E-Cycle Program Exceeded First Year's Collection

Since its inception, the E-Cycle Washington program has collected 78 million pounds of discarded televisions, computers and monitors. The second year of the program was even more successful than the first, with 39.5 million pounds collected and recycled compared to 38.5 million pounds in 2009. There are more than 230 collection sites statewide.

The E-waste law assigns responsibility to electronics manufacturers for implementing and financing an e-waste recycling program, including the collection, transportation, and recycling of TVs, monitors, laptops and desktop computers. Households, small businesses, schools & school districts, small governments, special purpose districts, and charities can recycle covered electronic products free of charge in this program. 

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