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A RES01.UTI0N SUPPORTING LEGISLATION <br />REGARDING CRT (CATHODE RAY TUBE) WASTE <br />WHEREAS, technological advances is the areas of computers and televisions has created <br />an inadvertent environmental problem when 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, thasc items contribute to lead in our water, air, and soil when disposed with <br />other mixed wastes, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono 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 />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Uiat the Orono City Council supports the <br />Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board's legislative initiative to create a viable solution <br />for electronic waste before the legislative prohibition on placement of products with cathode ray <br />tubes (televisions aj.d computer monitors) becomes effective on July 1,2005; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that legislation to solve this problem should include <br />provisions to require manufacturer responsibility, reliable and convenient collection options, <br />responsible recycling of CRTs, a mechanism to address the backlog of CRTs, and a funding <br />method that does not require substantial cnd-of-life fees. <br />Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at a regular meeting held or <br />February 14,2005. <br />ATTEST; <br />Lindas. Vcc, City Clerk Barbara A. Peterson, Mayor <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />1