Few American state recycling laws address consumer media devices other than TVs. Here are the states that do.

*STB is a 'Set-Top Box' such as DTV converter or cable/satellite receiver. DVR is a 'Digital Video Recorder'. DVRs are sometimes embedded in STBs.

Broader coverage is critical as the conversion to high-definition video is obsoleting VCRs and DVD players and the fast rate of innovation shortens device life-cycles.

No laws appear to specifically cover digital still and video cameras.

Update 2011.04.18
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has launched the eCycling Leadership Initiative. The initiative is "...the first-ever industry-wide electronics recycling initiative to recycle one billion pounds of electronics annually by 2016, which would be a more than threefold increase over 2010. The eCycling Leadership Initiative seeks to improve consumer awareness of the more than 5,000 collection sites currently sponsored by industry; increase the amount of electronics recycled responsibly; increase the number of collection opportunities available; and provide transparent metrics on eCycling efforts. One billion pounds of electronics would fill about 89 million cubic feet, equivalent to an entire 71,000-seat NFL stadium." The site's Initiative Programs page contains descriptions of and links to efforts by Apple, Best Buy, Dell, Hewlett Packard, LGE, Nintendo, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba, Sony. These may prove to be the only options for residents of states without consumer electronics recycling that cover media equipment.

Sources include Electronics TakeBack Coalition, Sustainable Electronics Initiative, Campaign for Recycling, Wisconsin DNR.