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Michigan
Environmental Report
Volume 24 . Number 4
August 2006
MEC STAFF
President
Lana Pollack
Office Manager and
Assistant to the President
Judy Bearup
Policy Director
James Clift
Senior Policy Advisor
Dave Dempsey
Campaign Coordinator
Roshani Deraniyagle-Dantas
Development Director
Andy Draheim
Education Specialist
Keith Etheridge
Communications Specialist
Elizabeth Fedorchuk
Energy Program Director
David Gard
Land Programs Director
Brad Garmon
Project Manager and Development Associate
Brianna Gerard
Health Policy Director
Tess Karwoski
Deputy Policy Director
Kate Madigan
Communicatons
Director
Hugh McDiarmid, Jr.
Land Programs Associate
Benjamin Stupka
MER Design & Layout
Rose Homa
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OPEN GOVERNMENT
DEQ
seeking regional electronic waste solution
| Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Steven
E. Chester announced in July that Michigan has partnered
with four other Midwest states to develop a regional policy
for effectively managing electronic waste.
A large number of computers, televisions and other electronic
products are currently being thrown away because of
limited access to environmentally-sound recycling options.
The Midwest policy offers a consistent approach across
the region to manage electronic waste and better protect
the environment.
The Midwest policy closely mirrors model legislation
being introduced in Northeast states in which electronics
manufacturers will collect, transport and recycle a
specific amount of electronic products based on their
sales within the state.
The Midwest policy has the support of environmental
agencies in Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa,
with endorsement expected from Minnesota.
Additional information on the policy is available on
the Minnesota Product Stewardship web site at, http://www.moea.state.mn.us/stewardship/electronicsmidwest.cfm.
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