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Television
Recycling What Should You Do With Your Old TV Sets: Unlike leading
computer manufacturers, the television industry has been, with the exception
of Sony, very reluctant to take responsibility for their products at the end
of their useful life. Televisions present all of the same disposal issues as
computer equipment and other e-waste (TVs, computers, monitors, phones,
etc.), from leaded glass to brominated fire retardants. However televisions
contain much less valuable materials to offset the cost of recycling than
most electronics, discouraging e-waste collectors and processors from
handling them. Because of the ongoing switch to flat screen TV's to the
impending digital broadcast conversion, CRT (cathode ray tube) televisions
are entering the waste stream at an alarming rate. Visit
computertakeback.com, a
project of the Electronics Takeback Coalition for more information on
recycling options and to encourage television manufacturers to take
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Screen Actors Guild Awards Aimed For Zero Waste At Last Night’s Event //
Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip "At least one
major awards show in Hollywood is continuing to incorporate green into
production. The 2009 SAG Awards,
which were held last night in Los Angeles, championed a focus on recycling
and composting for a zero-waste event."
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States: More bottle deposits make cents - Environment- msnbc.com
Unredeemed nickels could add up to millions for cash-strapped budgets
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Breaking News, Weather, Business, Health, Entertainment, Sports, Politics,
Travel, Science, Technology, Local, US & World News - msnbc.com- msnbc.com
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Environmentalists fear digital transition will send TVs to the trash |
HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA WASHINGTON – Environmentalists
fear that next month’s switch to digital television broadcasting could cause
a flood of old televisions, and the toxins they contain, to be tossed in the
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HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA
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Waste
Expo 2009 WasteExpo 2009 Conference June 8 – 10 Exhibits June 9 – 11 Las
Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV WasteExpo is North America’s largest
solid waste and recycling tradeshow serving both the private and public
sectors.Whether you come from the public sector, a small, medium or large
private sector waste management company or a manufacturer or supplier,
you’ll benefit from attending WasteExpo.