## NewsBits
The **New Mexico House of Representatives** has overwhelmingly passed a [measure](http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=H&LegType=M&LegNo=56&year=13) requesting that the state Environment Department report to the legislature on the **benefits of extended producer responsibility** to communities, businesses and residents. The report will focus on hard-to-recycle or toxic items, such as electronics, mercury-containing devices, paint and carpet and will be completed by Dec. 1, 2013.
Patent Application No. 20130056679 has filed by the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan. The application describes **methods of recycling liquid crystal displays**.
**The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is seeking proposals on how to manage e-scrap**. Qualified professionals are invited to submit proposals regarding the Vermont E-Cycles State Standard Plan when bidding opens May 2. More information is available [here](http://www.vermontbidsystem.com/BidPreview.aspx?BidID=9697).
Despite a law banning electronics from being disposed of in landfills or incinerators, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says **some residents have resorted to illegally dumping materials**, according to the [_Superior Telegram_](http://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/75188/group/News/).
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