City bans collection of e-waste

Decatur Daily Democrat:

A policy which has unofficially been in effect was made official on Tuesday night by Decatur City Council: E-waste (electronic devices) will no longer be collected by the city during regular trash collections. And the ban extends to heavy trash pickups.
With the first of two heavy trash collections this year due to come up the first week of April, Mayor John Schultz reminded council of new federal regulations which went into effect on January 1, banning electronic devices from landfills.
Trash collected by the city goes to the county transfer station and eventually ends up in the landfill in Jay County.
Banned electronics often contain mercury and other hazardous materials that can cause serious pollution concerns if they enter the environment.....