HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut has proposed state regulations on e-waste recycling that would require manufacturers to fund the pickup and recycling of goods. Electronics manufacturers are unethusiastic, however, and reportedly would favor a federal solution.
 
According to published reports, the bill calls for electronics manufacturers to pay the costs of recycling their products, while the state would select the haulers.

Manufacturers would be financially responsible only for the transport and recycling of computers, monitors, TVs and printers, and only materials from residences.
 
The clause excluding manufacturers from controlling the volume and flow of material, as well as the state’s selection of haulers, has prompted the Consumer Electronics Association to voice concerns about the possibility of excessive fees.
 
Similar legislation is already in effect in six states, including California and Maine.