Laptop Battery Planned obsolescence and a lack of recycling options are sending more than 7,000 computers to storage shelves and trash bins every day, concludes a study by a business organization presented to California legislators Tuesday.
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Thinkpad "The state's overall electronic waste could grow four fold in the next few years," concludes the report prepared by the non-profit Future 500 for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Microsoft The typical lifespan of a computer is now about two years, half its lifespan a decade ago. Yet neither government nor manufacturers have developed sufficient recycling options.
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Laptop Computers But a recent state ruling is forcing a change. It is now illegal to discard of computer monitors in landfills, because the cathode ray tube monitors contain lead and other hazardous materials.
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Laptop Computer "The time has come to expand California's best in the nation recycling programs, to cover computer and electronic waste before the problem grows out of control," said a coauthor of the study, William Shireman, who designed California's landmark beverage container deposit program in 1987. "Consumers need a simple, easy way to recycle computers, instead of storing them in their backrooms or illegally throwing them away."
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Desktop Computer That is essential now that computers are illegal to throw away in landfills, Shireman said. To dispose of a computer, consumers often must now pay a fee of about $25. "That will drive illegal disposal, unless a no-charge recycling alternative is available," he added.
Notebooks In testimony at a hearing of the California State Senate, Shireman said that computer recycling could both protect the environment and earn a profit, if the program is well designed.
Lenovo "A well designed program would have three benefits. It would create incentives to improve computer design, drive down manufacturing costs, and increase the sale of used computers, getting them back in the economy before they grow obsolete - and keeping them out of landfills," Shireman explained.
Hard Drive The program could be designed by industry or by government. "If industry doesn't do it, we know government will step in," Shireman said.
ENS - 2/6/2002
Topic: Recycling
