Two years ago, Connecticut beefed up its law governing the regulation of so-called electronic waste. To offset the cost of Connecticut municipalities and transfer stations handling old television sets and other electronic devices, the state charges manufacturers a recycling fee.
At least one company is crying foul. California-based Vizio has two major complaints. It doesn’t like the fact that in Connecticut, each company’s fees are based on their national market share, and not on the number of sets sold or recycled in Connecticut. Second, relatively new companies, such as Vizio, that make sleek flat-screen TVs are charged in the same manner as older companies that once sold big, cumbersome sets.
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