Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Wednesday designed to increase e-recycling in Illinois by requiring more electronic products to be recycled, increasing recycling goals for manufacturers and strengthening penalties for those who do not.
New law will increase electronics recycling in Illinois
date:
8/11/2011
Current law requires computer monitors, televisions and printers to be diverted, but under the new law, that list is expanded to include keyboards, portable music devices, scanners, VCRs, video game consoles and more.
Senate Bill 2106, sponsored by Sen. Susan Garrett and Rep. Daniel Biss, expands the types of electronic products subject to the state’s landfill ban, a release from Quinn’s office said. Current law requires computer monitors, televisions and printers to be diverted, but under the new law, that list is expanded to include keyboards, portable music devices, scanners, VCRs, video game consoles and more.
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