PRINTER'S NO. 3960
No. 768 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, HERMAN, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BALDWIN,
BEBKO-JONES, BUNT, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DENLINGER,
DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS,
HORSEY, JAMES, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEWIS, MARKOSEK, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, PALLONE, PAYNE, PISTELLA, READSHAW,
ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
B. SMITH, TIGUE, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WOJNAROSKI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 7, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 7, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 2 through 8, 2004, as "Centre County
2 Electronics Recycling Week."
3 WHEREAS, Consumer electronics such as computers, printers,
4 scanners, televisions, radios, stereos, VCRs, telephones and
5 electronic games contain materials such as lead, mercury,
6 cadmium and chromium that must be kept out of our environment;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Studies indicate that most of the consumer
9 electronics sold each year are replacing broken or outdated
10 equipment; and
11 WHEREAS, In 2004, 315 million computers are expected to be
12 discarded; and
13 WHEREAS, With proper recycling, as much as four pounds of
14 lead can be reclaimed from the glass in a single computer
1 monitor; and
2 WHEREAS, The Centre County Local Emergency Planning
3 Committee, Centre County Solid Waste Authority, Department of
4 Environmental Protection, National Recycling Coalition, Inc.,
5 and Dell Computers are providing the residents of Centre County
6 a no-cost opportunity to ensure the proper recycling of consumer
7 electronics; and
8 WHEREAS, The Consumer Electronic Recycling Event is being
9 held at the Centre County Solid Waste Authority, 253 Transfer
10 Road in College Township, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 7,
11 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2004; and
12 WHEREAS, This is the second electronic recycling event in
13 Centre County: in 2002, 95,500 pounds of consumer electronics
14 were collected, and after recycling only 300 pounds went to the
15 landfill; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
17 week of May 2 through 8, 2004, as "Centre County Electronics
18 Recycling Week" and encourage all persons in the area to check
19 their homes and offices for consumer electronics which are ready
20 for recycling and take them to the Centre County Solid Waste
21 Authority on one of the dates indicated.
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