Circuit boards fill a bin at a recycling center in Indianapolis, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at Workforce Inc., a nonprofit electronics recycler that contracts with the city of Indianapolis to recycle electronic waste the city collects at hazardous household waste drop-off sites. Frustrated by inaction in Congress, a growing number of states are trying to recycle some of the rising tide of junked TVs, computers and other electronics that have become one of the nation's fastest-growing waste streams. Nineteen states have passed laws setting goals for recycling old electronics, most of which now end up in landfills and contain toxic materials that can threaten groundwater. Thirteen other states are considering laws. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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