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.
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, no comma commented on a computer recycling pilot program held in Broomfield recently. Ecocycle collected 950 pieces of computer hardware, and 1.5 percent of Broomfield participated. Ecosystem Cycle has been working with Alice Madden.