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Coca-Cola should be responsible for making sure that its cans are recycleable, I would say.

Due to the toxic materials embedded in electronic waste, the consumer can't be expected to, or be trusted to carry all the burden of disposing of it appropriately. How this burden is to be divided between the makers and sellers of electronic goods and governments is an important question for debate.



Washington State offers free e-cycling: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/eproductrecycle/




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