That $2,000 computer with barely enough horsepower to write an e-mail to Grandma has long since been mothballed in your family's electronics junkyard - in the attic, garage, closet or spare bedroom. It's in there with the old TV. And then there's the old video game and the old stereo and the old dot-matrix printer ... time to get rid of some of this stuff!
Properly disposing of obsolete electronics gear has been a challenge. It can't be safely lumped in with trash bound for the landfill. The components typically contain toxic materials and can't just be tossed.
Here's an instance where the General Assembly has done us all a good turn. A newly approved bill directs local governments to accept so-called e-waste along with curbside recycling. Manufacturers will share in the cost burden, depending on their own recycling efforts. Even residents who live in towns with electronics recycling stations will appreciate the extra convenience of being able to shed those dead machines right there at the curb.
