Bill Would Ban Sale of CDs in ‘Long Boxes’
Assemblyman Terry Friedman (D-Los Angeles), citing environmental concerns, said Tuesday he has introduced legislation that would ban the sale of compact discs in disposable “long boxes” in California.
The box serves no other purpose than that of a merchandising gimmick,” Friedman said in announcing the legislation at a news conference at A&M; Records in Hollywood. He was joined by recording star Don Henley and members of the recycling advocacy group Californians Against Waste, which is sponsoring the bill.
Environmentalists have been attacking the recording industry for the past year over compact-disc packaging, which measures 6 inches by 12 inches, more than twice the size of the 4 1/2-inch disc. Friedman’s legislation, Assembly Bill 861, would ban the sale of compact discs or audiocassettes that are more than 1 inch longer or wider than than the disc or cassette.
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