Wisconsin Gov. Doyle signs bill to reduce computers, other electronics dumped into landfillsMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill designed to cut down on the amount of computers and other electronics dumped in landfills. Growing number of states push electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-wasteINDIANAPOLIS — Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to reduce the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation’s fastest-growing waste streams. UN official says financial crisis a boon for organized crime operating in West AfricaUNITED NATIONS — The world financial crisis offers organized crime a unique opportunity to return to the global banking systems from which it had been barred by sanctions imposed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, the U.N.’s top anti-crime official said Wednesday. Dell policy formalizes ban on exporting broken electronics and parts to developing countriesSEATTLE — PC maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday formally banned the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries amid complaints that lax enforcement of environmental and worker-safety regulations have allowed an informal and often hazardous electronic-waste recycling industry to emerge. |
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