Congressman Mike Thompson is hoping three times is the charm for his legislation to create a national recycling program for electronic waste. The California Democrat has twice before filed bills to establish national standards for handling e-waste only to see them whither and die in a parliamentary backwater. “Over 3,000 tons of electronics are discarded everyday in our country,” Thompson, who filed his measure with Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York), said in a statement.
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PC Recycling on Congressional Agenda – Again
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 8, 2005 08:00 AMCongressman Mike Thompson is hoping three times is the charm for his legislation to create a national recycling program for electronic waste. The California Democrat has twice before filed bills to establish national standards for handling e-waste only to see them whither and die in a parliamentary backwater. “Over 3,000 tons of electronics are discarded everyday in our country,” Thompson, who filed his measure with Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York), said in a statement.