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RESOLUTION No. <br />RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION FOR ELECTRONIC <br />WASTE <br />WHEREAS, technological advances in the areas of computers, televisions and video <br />display devices (VDDs) has created an inadvertent environmentalproblem when <br />electronic products need to be disposed; and <br />WHEREAS, this waste stream, called E-waste, includes old TVs and computer monitors <br />that have picture tubes or cathode ray tubes containing 2 to 8 pounds of lead per tube; and <br />WHEREAS, these items contribute to lead in our water, air, and soil when disposed with <br />other mixed wastes, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Roseville supports efforts to ensure a long-term and sustainable <br />system to ensure the proper management of old TVs and computers without reliance on <br />government-only solutions. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Roseville supports the Solid Waste <br />Management Coordinating Board's legislative initiative to create a viable solution for <br />electronic waste; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that legislation to solve this problem should include <br />provisions to require manufacturerresponsibility, reliable and convenient collection <br />options, responsible recycling of CRTs, a mechanism to address the bacldog of CRTs, <br />and a funding method that does not require substantial end-of-life fees. <br />