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Senate committee: Allow electronics in landfills
By David Gutman, The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia Senate committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift a ban on disposing of electronic devices in landfills.

The bill would reverse part of a 2010 law that established a litter control program in the state. Since then, it has been illegal to throw any electronics with screens larger than 4 inches into a landfill. Similar laws are in place in 20 states. At least eight states have enacted bans in the last two years.

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Senate committee: Allow electronics in landfills
By David Gutman, The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia Senate committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift a ban on disposing of electronic devices in landfills.

The bill would reverse part of a 2010 law that established a litter control program in the state. Since then, it has been illegal to throw any electronics with screens larger than 4 inches into a landfill. Similar laws are in place in 20 states. At least eight states have enacted bans in the last two years.

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