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Bring Out Your Dead (TVs)
New York Times: In February, Best Buy, the largest electronics retail chain in the United States, upgraded its electronic waste take-back and recycling program to make it one of the most comprehensive in the country.
Recycling Analog Televisions
Daily Texan: In preparation for the final transition to digital television on June 12, local and state government officials met with environmental activists at the state Capitol on Wednesday to support legislation that would make television manufacturers responsible for recycling of their products.
Austin losing money on recycling contract
Austin American Statesman While city has lost about $900,000, San Antonio and Dallas have profited. A local environmental group that has analyzed public records blames the loss on a contract with the recycling company Greenstar that the City Council approved in May.
Recyclers ready for tons of TVs after switch to digital
Kalamazoo Gazette: Between the Superbowl, which traditionally has given sports fans an excuse to trade up to bigger TVs, and the imminent switch to digital programming, which is scheduled for Feb. 17, environmental groups are estimating that 90 million televisions will become obsolete.
Austin wants zero waste status by 2040
Associated Press: The City of Austin is now the only City in Texas attempting to go zero waste. Austin City Council Thursday adopted a plan to eliminate trash from area landfills by 2040.
TV makers taking steps to reduce e-waste
KVUE News: With the constant upgrades consumers get with computers, cell phones and TVs, it’s no surprise that electronic waste is the fastest growing part of American waste.
Fear and Greening in Las Vegas
Popular Science: Corporate responsibility looms large at this year’s CES show, but protesters insist more companies need more proactive electronics recycling policies.
Eco-activists push for TV recycling at CES
KVBC News: At the convention, industry giants Toshiba, Panasonic, and Sharp announced that they are starting a national recycling program for analog TVs.
Campaigners highlight ‘toxic TVs’
BBC News: Campaigners are warning of a flood of toxic waste from old TVs and have called on manufacturers to do more to recycle them. The Electronics TakeBack Coalition took their protest to the world’s biggest electronics show in Las Vegas.
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