Lead is a poison and a carcinogen, and it s leeching into out groundwater because so many computers are being placed in out landfills. Madden outlined the major problems in this issue. Madden also explained that most people have nowhere to put their old computers, so they end up in landfills.
Computer technology evolves so quickly that many people replace their computers every two years.
Madden s bill would establish a five to ten dollar recycling tax on all new computers purchased in Colorado. The money from this tax would be used to establish several computer recycling sites throughout the state. There are currently no computer recycling programs in Colorado. Ecocycle Community Outreach Director Mark Ruzzin, commented on a computer recycling pilot program held in Broomfield recently. Ecocycle organized a one-day collection event on Nov. 3 so that people with old computers could have them recycled at a price of three dollars per computer device.