Submission + - Texas makes green computing mandatory (state.tx.us)
athloi writes: "The Texas House and Senate have both passed an identical version of a bill that requires computer manufacturers to provide a "reasonably convenient" recycling plan that requires no additional payments from consumers. Dell and HP provided some model legislation that was used as the basis for the bill, which if signed, would join similar initiatives already passed in more liberal states like Minnesota and California.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070611-texa s-legislature-passes-dell-backed-computer-recyclin g-bill.html
Go Texas!"
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070611-tex
Go Texas!"