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Attention cheese-heads: Wisconsin e-cycling policy now in effect

You can add Wisconsin to the list of U.S. states that have established an official policy banning the disposal of electronics devices -- from mobile phones to televisions to computer monitors to central processing units -- in landfills.
Written by Heather Clancy, Contributor

You can add Wisconsin to the list of U.S. states that have established an official policy banning the disposal of electronics devices -- from mobile phones to televisions to computer monitors to central processing units -- in landfills. The policy, described under the E-Cycle Wisconsin program, went into effect on Sept. 1, 2010. Wisconsin is a producer responsibility advocate, which means that it is looking to manufacturers to take primary responsibility for providing the means of keeping technology out of state landfills and incinerators. One thing that is interesting: Although the law covers consumers, manufacturers, schools, recycling collectors, retailers, and local governments, the current language on its web site doesn't specifically cover stuff solid to businesses. Not sure if that's a loophole or whether or not they'll be liable somewhere down the road.

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