Sunnking First In Line To Register For NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act

Jan. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- ROCHESTER, NY  – Sunnking Inc. (www.sunnking.com), an electronics recycling company based in Brockport, NY was the second electronics facility to register for New York State’s new Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act.  The new law, which was signed on May 28, 2010 by Governor Patterson, requires manufacturers of electronic equipment to accept electronic waste for collection, handling, recycling or reuse beginning April 1, 2011.  Covered electronic equipment includes computers (as well as accessories such as monitors, keyboard and printers), televisions, and “small electronic equipment,” which includes portable digital music players, video recorders and video game consoles.

Electronics recycling facilities such as Sunnking are required to have registered with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation by January 1, 2011, and any sites that begin operations after January 1, 2011 must register with the DEC at least thirty days prior to receiving any electronic waste.  Owners/operators of electronic waste collection sites must also submit an annual report to the DEC detailing their operations beginning March 1, 2012, for the period of April 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and each calendar year thereafter.

“We’re really excited about the recent changes in the NYS law, and the positive impact that it will have on our environment here in New York” noted Sunnking owner Duane Beckett.  “It’s important for us to keep these toxic materials out of our wastestreams, and to be a part of the recycling community that promotes sustainability and reuse.  Not only will this new law help create more jobs due to the increase in electronics recycling rates, but it will also help create a better quality of life for future generations”

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About Sunnking Inc.

Founded in 2000, Sunnking Inc. is an Electronics Recycling company, dealing in used electronic equipment. The main facility located in Brockport, NY specializes in recycling and refurbishing electronic products from residential and commercial suppliers throughout Western and Central New York. For more information please visit our website at www.sunnking.com or contact us at 585-637-8365 or sunnking@sunnking.com.