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Utah House rejects bill to centralize electronic-waste guidance after fiscal concerns
Summary
The House rejected HB67, a bill to coordinate electronic-equipment recycling and disposal guidance via the Department of Environmental Quality. Sponsors said the measure would create a focused web resource; opponents warned it could add work amid existing DEQ shortfalls and duplicate current programs.
The Utah House on Jan. 28 voted down House Bill 67, a measure to centralize guidance and coordination for the disposal and recycling of electronic equipment.
Representative Ralph Becker, sponsor of the bill, told the chamber the proposal would create an informational web resource so residents could find proper ways to dispose of electronics and identify local recycling recipients. Becker said the measure was designed to…
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