Is this a step in the right direction?

I don't think about it very much at all. Now that you ask I may. Not to get political but I am very Libertarian and want much less government involved in everything.

So when a product is at the end of life because its outdated, broken or just not the right color it is tossed in the land fill or recycled or (best) used by someone else.



To the cost of recycling of those items ends up being paid by either the purchaser because of the "fee" charged by the local, state, federal government or by the taxpayer(buyer are also tax payers).

Looking through my prism of life NO company/manufacture pays any taxes and no fees. Only consumers and human taxpayers pay taxes and fees.

The government gathers the fees and spends the money to higher and equip the recycling of these items. Well they were going to do that anyway.

The fee adds another layer of government regs and government personnel to enforce the collection of the fees.

Further the fees do target the consumers of these items and as far as I can see has to be the only benefit. Some will suggest that the fees represent additional income to the government to cover the cost of recycling the items. Well I guess the government can and always has just upped the taxes "adjusted" valuations of real estate to increase taxes.

To me this sounds like a great thing for a politician to hang his/her hat on. "I was for the fee, we are recycling, those companies who are responsible for producing this material are now paying for their fair share of the cost to recycle".

So no I certainly do not KNOW for certain this is good or bad. 73, Mike