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People
• Makes recycling unwanted electronics more convenient & accessible to CT consumers
Planet
• Minimizes harm to the environment caused by irresponsible recycling or landfilling
• Supports CT’s long-‐standing solid waste management plan hierarchy
Economy
• Reduces costs for municipaliEes and consumers
• Local CONNECTICUT Job CreaEon
Why is ConnecEcut’s E-‐Waste Law important?
• Funding Mechanism: Recyclers get paid for ALL the CEDs they collect and recycle.
• CT DEEP approves CERs: Helps to ensure responsible management of e-‐waste.
• Educa:on & Culture: Awareness & willingness to collect and recycle among municipaliEes, recyclers, and consumers.
• It’s the LAW: ConnecEcut’s law includes convenience standards and goals that support ongoing, free, convenient & accessible collecEon all year, throughout the state.
Image to the leS is the actual happy dance recyclers do when they receive payment from OEMs. In some states, collectors/recyclers have a difficult Eme geVng paid once OEMs reach their required pounds.
WHY IT WORKS?
Current and Future Challenges • Managing costs – Rebates – IncorporaEng other services – RFP Process
• Providing true convenience & accessibility – Rural vs Urban collecEon – Are some CT consumers being leS out? – Are insEtuEons being saddled with residenEally generated e-‐waste?
– Small businesses: What are CT small business owners doing with their electronics
• Security – Almost 90% of the volume collected = TV & Monitors – What’s happening to consumers’ PCs, Laptops and other data containing devices?