Good televisions never die, they get recycled
Only 12.5 percent of electronics waste gets recycled in the United States. That's pretty scary when you start to think about the number of walkmans, game consoles, computers and calculators you might have owned in your lifetime. Televisions are especially hazardous to dispose of as they can leak lead and other hazardous chemicals into the soil. One way to eliminate domestic electronic disposal that this country practices is to send electronics waste overseas. Clearly this extreme case of NIMBYism is not a solution. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition is urging television manufacturers to recycle their products. Sony has responded to the charge by promising to double their 75 recycling centers. Hopefully other companies follow suit as more people will be dumping old TV sets as hi-def becomes the norm.
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