California's pioneering e-waste program a model gone wrong

Sacramento Bee ^ | July 18, 2010 | Tom Knudson

[Spktyr]

Story at link: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/18/2897609/californias-pioneering-e-waste.html#ixzz0u9NMWP00

[Spktyr]

In yet another example of how every day in every way California is full of fail, they spent $320 million that they don't really have to recycle E-waste that in other states private companies pay money for to salvage. And it turns out that the program is riddled with fraud and corruption. More at the link.

[Spktyr]

Care to comment as to why California has a huge e-waste problem and blew $320 million on it, while Texas spends $0 and doesn’t?

[Hebrews 11:6]

Certified collectors must obtain the names and addresses of those who discard CRTs so that the state can verify that the CRTs were not shipped in from out-of-state to qualify for the state payments. In other words, neighboring states do not have this program, but it is worth the effort to truck CRTs in.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I have an old analog television set that I’d gladly recycle but I can’t find anyone who’d take it. Apparently such a program is not economically viable.

[Spktyr]

Any metal/electronics recycler should take it. The copper in it is worth a significant amount of money to them.