there have been several threads discussing business liability and requirements for a business. the general consensus of the forum and the majority of its members is that the laws and licensing requirements do not apply to them or to their 'scrapping' business. one of the ecyclers recently received a 5 year prison sentence for improperly disposing of crt's. courtesy of the state of mizzery. oregon, califorinia and arizona are even more stringent.
there will continue to be an increase in regulations, licensing and compliance. the states are broke. this business can used to generate revenue thru the licensing and collection of taxes. an increase in compliance will decrease the cost to the public of clean up from illegal waste disposal.
i expect to see federal regulations mandated to the states, within the next 5 years, that will completely change how this business operates and who will be allowed to operate. 95% of those currently ecycling will not be doing that in the near future. the feds are advocating a bond requirement. along with insurance, several epa licenses, minimum building size and storage requirements.
this particular subject should have been one of the first to be pinned to the top of the page.
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