Northeast Surplus And Materials Syracuse New York Electronics & Computer Recycling

NESM's owner & CEO, Jim Moltion in a feature on local Syracuse public TV news show describes the business & recycling procedures involved in properly processing such things as computers, televisions & other e-waste detritus. Unfortunately, due to new NYS DEC laws that took effect as of April 1st that demand that such small, conscientious operations like NESM, who are trying to do the right thing by bring involved in a total recovery process without shipping scrap overseas & hiring local disenfranchised workers from the depressed neighborhoods of Syracuse, submit to such business-killing rules as a $10,000.00 registration fee & agreeing to take any & all electronics in for no charge. Jim makes the point that only one or two of the largest recyclers in the area (both who are based out-of-state) will survive this because of the sheer volume of material they "Process" (in this case meaning "Ship raw whole items to China, India or Africa") without attempting a more green solution of selective, complete disassembly of product for a more efficient recovery of plastics & metals: which means the more honest & "Green" procedure would cost more money, but NYS DEC does not acknowledge this. Please inform others of this hypocrisy & call your local state legislature & inform them that NY need to process these things the RIGHT WAY & NOT just ship it to another state where it ends up in a toxic, smoking heap in a foreign country & keep jobs in NEW YORK!

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• Recycling
• Recycle
• Electronics
• TV
• Green Jobs
• Syracuse

[FeralLad]

You're one of the good ones, Jim. Not just playing lip-service to "Green,green,green" fake mantra of the politicians: you're actually DOING something about it. Good luck with your struggle with "The System"!