Oregon electronics dumping law takes effect
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Oregon on Friday became the 12th state to ban the disposal of certain electronics into landfills.
The second phase of the state's electronics recycling law makes it illegal to trash televisions, computers and monitors and could lead to a $500 fine.
Oregon's e-cycle law was passed in 2007 to slow electronics waste and the toxins released as they break down.
The first phase was launched a year ago and required electronics manufacturers to pay for a permanent statewide program with free, convenient recycling.
In the first eight months, Oregon collected more than 14.3 million pounds of TVs, computers and monitors.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.