New Illinois Electronics Disposal Law Is In Effect

**rbrooks715** · 01-04-2012, 03:19 PM

several american owned company's are quietly setting up to take over the ewaste business. they believe that the feds will regulate this and it will run all of the mid size and smaller dealers out. i agree with that assessment. i also believe that in 5 years this business will be entirely different than today and that 99% of those currently working in it will be gone.

i am currently an associate with the dell recycling program and am probably going to pull an r2 certification.

i tried to fight the govt a couple times. they are too big for any one person.

**Ewasted** · 01-04-2012, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by rbrooks715

several american owned company's are quietly setting up to take over the ewaste business. they believe that the feds will regulate this and it will run all of the mid size and smaller dealers out. i agree with that assessment. i also believe that in 5 years this business will be entirely different than today and that 99% of those currently working in it will be gone.

i am currently an associate with the dell recycling program and am probably going to pull an r2 certification.

i tried to fight the govt a couple times. they are too big for any one person.

Anyone who has been in the business for the last 5 years has seen this coming. The business was completely different 5 years ago, naturally 5 years from now the same will hold true.

What exactly were you fighting the government on?