US CAR RECYCLING SIDE BAR
June 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
DESPITE 10.5 million vehicles reaching the end of their useful lives each year in the United States, the country has enacted no federal laws concerning car recycling. There have, however, been new binding rules emerging at state level.
The biggest news came this April, when the state of Maine passed the nation's first law to mandate manufacturer responsibility for the removal f mercury from vehicles, one of the most infamous toxins. Car makers will henceforth be responsible for removing and disposing of mercury-added components, such as switches ...
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