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Highlights the efforts of U.S. state legislators to find solutions to the problem of electronic waste. Passage of a bill by Virginia Delegate Brian Moran directing the state to encourage recycling; Sponsorship of North Carolina Representative Joe Hackney of a bill that will provide funding for electronic recycling programs; Enactment of a law in California requiring residents to pay a recycling fee when they buy electronic that contain cathode ray tubes; Formation of the National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative by the electronic industry in their effort to create a unified position and propose a national recycling program to the U.S. Congress. INSETS: RHODE ISLAND COLLECTS 600,000 POUNDS OF E-WASTE;THERE'S HELP ON THE WEB.