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Philadelphia Launches Citywide Electronics Recycling System to Safeguard Environment from Toxic Waste

Official:Enacting a new Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Electronic Equipment Collection, Recycling and Reuse" to establish an electronics recycling system that ensures the safe and environmentally sound handling, recycling, or reuse of electronic waste, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: October 30, 2008

: Committee on the Environment

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires electronic waste to be collected and recycled in a safe and environmentally friendly way, setting up rules for who must recycle what types of electronics.

What This Bill Does

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Establishes a new Chapter 9-3300 in The Philadelphia Code, titled "Electronic Equipment Collection, Recycling and Reuse".
Requires the safe and environmentally sound handling, recycling, or reuse of electronic waste.
Defines key terms, including "brand name", "cathode ray tube", "computer", and "covered electronic equipment".
Sets up rules for who must recycle what types of electronics.