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30 Hamline J. Pub. L. & Pol'y 683 (2008-2009)
E-Waste Gone Haywire: Crafting a Response to the Weaknesses in Minnesota's E-Waste Recycling Legislation

handle is hein.journals/hplp30 and id is 691 raw text is: E-Waste Gone Haywire: Crafting a Response to the Weaknesses in Minnesota's E-Waste Recycling Legislation Celeste Hollerud' I. Introduction Have you made the switch to digital? asks the television commercial warning viewers about the mandated switch from analog television to digital television. The change, scheduled for 2 June 12, 2009, will render obsolete television sets that are unaccompanied by a digital converter box or cable subscription. While many viewers will utilize converter boxes or subscribe to cable in order to continue watching their old, analog televisions, there will also be consumers who purchase new, digital television sets and consequently seek to dispose of the old.3 Every time new electronic products are introduced other products are left outdated or undesirable, even though, 1 Candidate for Juris Doctor, Hamline University School of Law, May 2010. I would like to thank Jason Jones, all of my family, especially my parents, Jeff and Bonnie, and my friends for all of their support and encouragement. I would also like to thank my primary editor, Ashley Rather, for assisting me through the writing process, as well as the entire 2008-09 Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy staff for their excellent feedback and guidance in helping this article develop. 2 Brian Stelter, Switch to Digital TV Wins a Delay to June 12, N.Y. TIMES, Feb. 4, 2009, available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05digital.html?partner=rss &emc=rss. Originally scheduled for Feb. 17, 2009, Congress approved delaying the switch a few extra months in early February 2009 because of the suspected number of households not prepared. Id. 3 See Amy Schatz & Ben Charny, The Switch to Digital TV Hits a Snag, WALL ST. J., Jan. 6, 2009, available at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB 123120348828855879.html?mod=googlenews_ wsj.

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