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Council Closes in on E-Waste Legislation
New York would become the 1st city in the US to require manufacturers to recycle discarded electronics, under legislation approved overwhelmingly by the City Council.
by Amy Eddings
NEW YORK, NY February 14, 2008 —Starting July 1st, 2009, manufacturers must devise and fund their own method of collecting, and recycling, the TV's, computers and MP3 players that are now left on the curb for the city to handle.
Park Slope Councilman Bill DeBlasio was the legislation's chief sponsor.
DEBLASIO: I would go down the street. I would see those computers on the curbside, those TV's. And it drove me crazy every time. It felt like the most wasteful situation to begin with.
A spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg calls the legislation "bad public policy," because he said it penalizes manufacturers, who have no control over whether customers recycle. He also suggests there will be a legal battle over the bill's constitutionality.
The council has enough votes to override a likely mayoral veto.
For WNYC, I'm Amy Eddings.
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