Yesterday, in Bob Shallit's column in the Sacramento Bee, he wrote about a New-York based electronics-recycling company, Plastinum Polymer Technologies Corp., that is considering moving its headquarters to Roseville.

Shallit writes:

Plastinum, which opened its first plant in Holland three years ago, boasts of an advanced, environmentally friendly system that separates the various kinds of plastics in old computers and other "e-waste".

Much of that plastic now goes into landfills, (Plastinum spokesman Paul) Hayes says. "But we basically put it into a blender, and we get out reusable plastics and polymers," he says..".....The company's first U.S. plant will cost $5 million to open and employ about 40 people, Hayes says.

Could this be just what California is looking for? Now we have shown we are on the leading edge of the cleantech movement, maybe companies will move to the state because we are cleantech company friendly instead of moving away because we are business hostile. Make some new regs quickly, Arnold!

Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive