Illinois Recycling Association Alerts Residents To A New Electronics Recycling Law Effective January 1, 2012

A variety of electronics are banned from landfills

Oak Park, IL (myPressManager.com) December 28, 2011

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The Illinois Recycling Association announces a ban on the disposal of electronics in Illinois landfills as of January 1, 2012. This is in accordance with a new Illinois State Law SB2106 (P.A. 97-0287), signed by Governor Quinn in August 2011, that has drastically limited the types of items that can be disposed in landfills. 

The Illinois Recycling Association worked with the Environmental Law and Policy Center to ensure that this new law did not result in extra costs to consumers, while addressing the increasing amount of electronics in the waste stream. USEPA estimates that 85% of electronics are currently not recycled; these items contain mined materials that can be reclaimed, reused and recycled. Recycling rather than dumping these items saves resources and creates jobs, many of them right here in the US. 

“Many members of the Illinois Recycling Association are electronic recyclers and since 2010, they have been working with electronic manufacturers to fund the recycling of residential items. With the passage of the 2011 law, more items are included and the goals for recycling are higher. This ensures recycling opportunities throughout the State of Illinois,” said Paul Jaquet, President of IRA. 

The law requires manufacturers to pay the cost of recycling; therefore, residents using drop-off sites will not be charged. 

“The glass in televisions and monitors is expensive to handle and some of the plastics are difficult to separate. There is a cost to recover these items, but the environmental benefits far outweigh any disadvantages,” explained Mike Mitchell, Executive Director of IRA. 

IRA was part of a statewide task force that worked to improve the law passed in 2009, originally setting the Jan. 1, 2012 disposal ban. The new law, signed this past summer, bans 17 specific items although most electronic recycling programs accept more than what is listed here. 

Televisions - Electronic Keyboards - Video Game Consoles - Digital Converter Boxes 
Monitors - Facsimile Machines - Electronic Mice - Videocassette Recorders 
Printers - Scanners - Small Scale Servers - Portable Digital Music Players 
Cable Receivers - Satellite Receivers - Computers (including desktop/laptop/tablet) 
Digital Video Disc Recorders & Players 

For information on recycling locations, check the Illinois Recycling Association website at www.illinoisrecycles.org. 

About us: 

The Illinois Recycling Association (IRA), a not-for-profit organization, was formed in 1980. It currently has 250 members consisting of municipal, county, and state recycling coordinators, businesses, haulers and processors, not-for-profit organizations, consultants, and manufacturers of recycled-content products. Our mission is to encourage the responsible use of resources by promoting waste reduction, re-use, and recycling through all venues. We also provide educational leadership through forums, programs and materials for the exchange of information and ideas and promote market development that encourages sound recycling initiatives.

 

 

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NARCA Offers Attorney Workshop In Newport Beach

National Association to Focus on Law Practice Management

Washington, DC (myPressManager.com) December 26, 2011

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The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) is hosting its 2012 Attorney Workshop on January 15th and 16th, 2012, in Newport Beach, California. The program begins with dinner on Sunday evening featuring an expert on employee motivation and continues on Monday with educational sessions and informal roundtable discussions. 

Unlike the educational programs offered at the NARCA Spring and Fall Collection conferences, which focus primarily on legal updates, ethics and compliance, the NARCA Attorney Workshop is dedicated to law practice management issues. Topics include: 

• Strategic Planning 
• Associate Attorney Retention and Advancement 
• Managing Attorney-Client Relationships 
• Employee Motivation and Compensation 

Registration is limited to NARCA member attorneys who may register through January 10th with early registration discounts available only through December 29th. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For further information about the NARCA Attorney Workshop, please contact Christina Salley of the NARCA staff at             941-373-1305       or christina@narca.org. 

Contact Information: 
Eric Rosenkoetter 
NARCA Director of Government & Public Affairs 
Direct:             512-914-5696       
Email: eric@narca.org 

The National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys (NARCA) is a nationwide trade association of over 700 skilled debt collection law firms and in-house counsel of creditors. NARCA members are committed to the fair and ethical treatment of all participants in the debt collection process. www.narca.org 

 

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