Congress Will Step in on E-Waste Recycling if Industries Don't Agree

WASHINGTON, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If the industries involved don't reach an agreement quickly on how to handle e-waste recycling, Congress is likely to step in, said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Cal., founder of the Congressional E-Waste Working Group, in an interview with Green Electronics Daily. The story is in the May 28 issue of Green Electronics Daily.

But that will happen "only if we are not able to reach any sort of agreement between the stakeholders," Thompson said. Recent comments have suggested wide support for the producer responsibility model as a means of financing collection and recycling of discarded electronics, except in the consumer electronics industry. Thompson said he sees "strong consensus" for a federal program. "I'm hopeful that the industries involved will see our legislation as a critical step forward," he said.

The working group wants to get a bill "finalized as quickly as possible," Thompson said: "I do not anticipate any trouble finding Republican support in the Senate."

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