Currently, 23 states have passed laws regulating e (electronic)-waste, further challenging design and end products. Each state has its own criteria for disposing of discarded electronic products, and each has its own registration process, a burden on OEMs. There are perennial attempts at national legislation that would create one set of rules, thus making compliance simpler and less costly, but no bill is likely to pass soon. Even if a federal bill were to gain traction, there is no guarantee that it would pre-empt state regulations and could end up as just one more conflicting regulation.
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