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Local Actions Outside of California

British Columbia

Wisconsin, Dane County

Dane County, Wisconsin - Passed an ordinance Word in January 1990 prohibiting any retailer from selling tires, lead acid batteries, mercury thermostats, or fluorescent lamps without also informing the public that they are banned from landfill disposal and offering to accept these products back for reuse and recycling.

City of Madison, Wisconsin

Passed an ordinance Word in December 2003 requiring any retailer that sells fluorescent bulbs or other lamps containing mercury to notify the public that they cannot be disposed of in landfills and requires retailers to offer to accept those items for a reasonable fee.

Massachusetts

Local resolutions supporting producer responsibility for electronic products
-- Passed by 162 local jurisdictions in Massachusetts

Texas

Local resolutions supporting producer responsibility for electronic products External Link
-- 7 resolutions as of 2/27/07

 
 
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