Reduce, Reuse, E-cycle

by 11/08/07 No Comments

The Tufts Daily features a story on 2007 being a banner year for the passage of laws regarding the disposal of electronic waste, with five different states passing e-waste recycling laws.

The article breaks down how e-waste recycling is done in Massachusetts, with the process varying by city. Massachusetts doesn’t have any legislation in effect on take-backs (where manufacturers are responsible for offering electronics recycling), but since 2000 computers and televisions have been banned from landfills.

Tufts University has its own program, Tufts Recycles, that handles the eco-friendly disposal of university computers. However, the program does not take in student computers.

For more information on the proper disposal of e-waste, visit Earth 911′s Electronics page. To find a location to recycle your electronics, use the recycling locator search at the top of this page.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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