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Please help us support requiring manufacturers to phase out the use of hazardous materials in all consumer electronics sold in California. This would model a directive currently in place in the European Union, that requires manufacturers of all electrical and electronic equipment to phase out the use of known toxic and carcinogenic elements from the design of their products. 
Most of California's communities have operating curbside recycling programs, but not all have these recycling programs available in apartments or multifamily dwellings. All the while, not all of the state's communities have reached the 50% diversion rate from landfills established by the 
Please support building a statewide household battery recycling program in California. Virtually all household batteries contain hazardous materials and are thus prohibited from disposal into landfills. By establishing a consumer refund value and utilizing existing recycling service providers, we can help reduce the more than 38,000 tons of toxic batteries that are landfilled annually.
California and national litter studies and clean-ups have consistently found cigarette butts to be the single most commonly littered item on beaches, parks and roadways. Cigarettes and other litter mostly find their way into the water system, through storm drains or streams causing a water pollution problem.