Article: Industry challenge threatens Maine's model e-waste law ; Companies should not use federal laws to avoid paying their share of disposal costs.

Anonymous
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
06-22-2008
Industry challenge threatens Maine's model e-waste law ; Companies should not use federal laws to avoid paying their share of disposal costs.
Byline: Anonymous
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Column: OUR VIEWS
Type: Editorial

A group representing electronic manufacturers and recyclers is trying an oblique attack on Maine's two-year-old e-waste recycling program.

They are attempting to cut the funding mechanism from a program that has diverted more than 1.5 million pounds of lead from the state's waste stream. They should not be allowed to succeed.
The Electronic Industries Alliance has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of ...

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