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Whose Burden is it to Recycle Computers?

Posted by Cliff on from the better-than-the-garbage-dump dept.

bostons asks: "California places the financial burden of dealing with the electronic waste on consumers, charging a $6 to $10 disposal fee on every computer and television purchased. Maine puts the onus on manufacturers, demanding they pay the full cost of recycling their computers or televisions and pick up a share of the recycling tab for products of unknown origin. Starting next year, Maryland will require manufacturers to offer free computer take-back programs or pay the state a fee. Which do you think is the most effective and appropriate option?"

2 of 553 comments (clear)

  1. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    wow

  2. Proof Safari owns Firefox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Owned

    Handy-dandy color key:
    Red - Firefox can't render fonts.
    Blue - Widgets are too 1995.
    Green - No Cocoa spell-check. (And the spellcheck extension sucks)
    Purple - Close tab button too far out of the way.
    Yellow - Oversized toolbar/status bar
    Aqua - Adblock just plain fails every once in a while. PithHelmet wins.

    Oh, and Safari boots up faster, loads pages quicker, and takes up a hell of a lot less memory than FIrefox.