19 Jan
2012
19 Jan
'12
6 p.m.
In the state off California, there are fees collected on the sale of
electronics. The recyclers collect some of that money when the do the
recycling. I don't think it comes w/o strings attached to the
disposition of the material.
On the other hand, i think the regulations allow for reuse rather than
destruction. From what I see on the carecycle web site, the only
regulations that apply to the collected material applies to all
businesses which handle hazardous wastes. So if you break them up into
material that is hazardous, you are required to dispose of it as if you
were any business, recycler, manufacturer, whatever to keep track of the
hazards.
I do know of several businesses, mostly old junk dealers in LA who are
doing well with this business model, and pull out a lot of equipment and
resell it legitimately. The same recycling fees apply again on that
sale, as does the requirement to again recycle it rather than dispose of
it if possible by the new owner.
On 1/19/2012 8:41 AM, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
How? A recycler isn't bound by any kind of law
that says that everything they take in, they must destroy - except for the individual
cases where there are contracts with, for example, the government, to destroy sensitive
equipment.