Your Trash Hauler Won’t Take Your TV, Computer
Certain electronics can now no longer be disposed of in landfills. Find out where to get rid of them.
Your trash company won't haul away your TV or computer equipment anymore. Pennsylvania will no longer allow desktop or laptop computers, computer monitors, computer peripherals or television sets to be disposed of in landfills and incinerators. This is the last major step in the Covered Device Recycling Act of 2010. The state law, the beginning of which took effect in 2012, mandates that manufacturers that sell electronics in Pennsylvania establish programs to recycle these electronics without charging the consumers an extra fee. “Municipal waste trucks will no longer be collecting these devices for disposal at landfills, so our customers need to get ready for this change. You won’t be able to put old computers or TV sets or …
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James Evert
11:20 am on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Lol - I used to do that in college... works like a charm! more ›