Whitman told E-Scrap News "manufacturers should include all covered devices in their plan." A story featured in the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania newspaper Public Opinion highlighted some of the challenges faced by collectors and intermediary recycling firms stuck with CRTs to recycle and no manufacturer funds to cover the costs. Doug Smith, Sony's director of Corporate, Environment Safety and Health, told E-Scrap News, "Sony operates a compliant system in Pennsylvania." "Sony operated a CRT recycling facility in conjunction with its TV manufacturing plant just outside of Pittsburgh for years and has put considerable effort into continuing proper recycling of CRTs through strategic contracts," Smith said in a statement. According to Smith, "the problems described in the [ Public Opinion ] article are very common in many of the states with take-back laws with the exception of California." California is the only state electronics recycling program to be funded through point-of-sale consumer fees for new products.