In CA if you buy an IPOD or DVD player, even with a 2.5 inch screen, you will pay the “disposal” fee. At christmas, I paid $18 for a number of items on one receipt.
Then, when you actually dispose of a monitor, you usually pay again.
BTW, it is illegal to dispose of ANY electronic item or even AA batteries in either the regular trash or recycling bins in CA. You must locate a registered disposal center for all such items and, surprise, pay another fee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This on the heels of another fee, the immigrants according to my assmebly person Mary Salas, are being ripped off at the water machines. because many of them come from 3rd world countries and must drink bottled water..she says, they cannot read that most machines are hooked up to public water supplies, are not as safe as tap water..I dont remember what the $8.50 cent fee will be for. but the businesses who want a water machine will have to pay it in addition to any other fees they pay..The democrats always solve a problem with gouging the public..for more money..
Actually, after you "safe" the vacuum tube on the monitor and remove the batteries, there aren't a lot of dangerous parts. The next generation of computers should include slide in components, so you don't have to throw away the shell just to upgrade the innards. The reason that doesn't happen now is probably the cost of labor.
Do you have battery police out there?
Uh Oh.
Just dump it in a neighbor’s trash. Pick one you really don’t like. I pay more than my fair share of taxes and I no longer give a damn about all these made up causes, including global warming and landfill usage.
You can avoid all those costly dumping fees by just tossing all your batteries and e-waste in the local reservoir.