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| | Wired News: Europe to Pass E-Trash Law |
 | | Under the law, manufacturers would have to pay the cost of collecting and recycling old electronic goods which people want to throw away, this may include arranging door-to-door collections for waste goods or paying for someone else to do so. |
 | | In both cases, the laws require careful removal of toxic chemicals from scrap before it can be shredded, dumped or burned, adding to the cost of recycling and encouraging firms to phase them out, or banning them altogether. |
 | | Once parliament has voted on Wednesday, the draft law will require the approval of EU governments and will probably be subject to final negotiations between EU states and parliament to hammer out details on deadlines, recycling quotas and the exact rules on financing recycling schemes. |
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