Wednesday is the final day you can place televisions, computers and other electronic items along the road for a waste hauler to pick up. After that, state law will prohibit discarding them in landfills or incinerators.
Pennsylvanians have been recycling for years. Paper, cardboard, glass and aluminum are the big items, but now new items will be added to the must recycle list.
The 2013 Recycling Industries Congress is underway in Harrisburg. Recycling is a major industry in the state and is expected to grow as new disposal prohibitions take effect Thursday.
The economic statistics including 3,800 businesses, 5,200 employees, a $2.2 billion dollar payroll and annual gross sales of $21 billion dollars.
The new mandatory recycling is for electronic components like televisions, computers, keyboards and mouse devices. Recycling will be user-friendly for you.
“They can call their municipalities, or Goodwill does a recycling plan,” explained Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer. “They can call the retailer from where they bought the device. It will be very user friendly for folks that do this." 13:14:28
Secretary Krancer says heavy metals are not good for the environment. Recycling will keep them out of landfills and incinerators will reduce the harmful effects they can have in the ground, air and water.
DEP says they don't expect waste haulers to pick up the prohibited items, nor will landfill operators and incinerators accept them for disposal.
Pennsylvanians have been recycling for years. Paper, cardboard, glass and aluminum are the big items, but now new items will be added to the must recycle list.
The 2013 Recycling Industries Congress is underway in Harrisburg. Recycling is a major industry in the state and is expected to grow as new disposal prohibitions take effect Thursday.
The economic statistics including 3,800 businesses, 5,200 employees, a $2.2 billion dollar payroll and annual gross sales of $21 billion dollars.
The new mandatory recycling is for electronic components like televisions, computers, keyboards and mouse devices. Recycling will be user-friendly for you.
“They can call their municipalities, or Goodwill does a recycling plan,” explained Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer. “They can call the retailer from where they bought the device. It will be very user friendly for folks that do this." 13:14:28
Secretary Krancer says heavy metals are not good for the environment. Recycling will keep them out of landfills and incinerators will reduce the harmful effects they can have in the ground, air and water.
DEP says they don't expect waste haulers to pick up the prohibited items, nor will landfill operators and incinerators accept them for disposal.