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Making Manufacturers Take It Back
Craig Lorch, co-owner of Total Reclaim in Seattle. His company is certified to recycle electronic waste under Washington's e-waste law. (Photo by Liam Moriarty)
It used to be that when a company sold you a widget, they got your money, you got the widget, and that was the end of it. Now, that way of doing business is changing. Liam Moriarty reports that in Europe, and in the US, businesses are being required to take responsibility for their products in new ways:
An related business article from CNBC
A blog post on the controversy in NYC
Producer: Liam Moriarty
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Running Time: 3:39