Totally agree from a practicality standpoint. In regards to undue burden on companies: > I work for a startup. We occasionally have to make hardware. > What

Totally agree from a practicality standpoint. In regards to undue burden on companies: > I work for a startup. We occasionally have to make hardware. > What happens if we go tits up? I think if you go tits up, it's the same situation as when a business goes bankrupt and leaves behind a contaminated site. But goods produced by small businesses and startups are marginal compared to those produced by big businesses. There should be strong incentives for businesses to manage the end of life for their goods, so they will attempt to recover those goods and see that they are recycled. That will also incentivize them to design products that can be recycled, and as profitably as possible.