8 Jun
2002
8 Jun
'02
10:52 a.m.
Companies must
pay to recycle their computers. Most people
can just toss them in their trashcan.
True. So far!
But now that China has quite accepting e-scrap we'll soon be awash in it and very
soon the trift stores, etc will have more than they can handle and then when they become a
plague in the landfills the various agencies will impose a fee to dispose of them exactly
as they do for batteries, tires and other items. My guess is that by this time next year
we'll see the beginnings of various disposal/haz mat fees. And I further predict that
they will be widespread within three years (when has the government ever refused a new
source of revenue!)