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and ensure that all manufacturers take back their old TVs,
as well as other electronics. Sony and LG Electronics were
News and resources to inspire concerned
the first to agree.
This preempts sham recyclers from profiting through
citizens to work together in building a
unregulated disassembly and landfill operations. Co-op
healthier, stronger society that works for all.
America reports that a single TV cathode-ray tube can
contain eight pounds of lead, plus hundreds of other highly
toxic chemicals, including mercury, brominated-flame
Disaster Relief
retardants and PVC plastics.
Stop the E-Waste Nightmare
The FCC set this nightmare in motion. Now they must
fix it.
Millions of televisions are set to
become obsolete, due to a new
For a converter box store coupon, visit
DTV2009.gov. For
Federal Communications Com-
nearby responsible recycling drop-off locations, e-waste
mission (FCC) rule requiring that
laws in 16 states and more, visit
ComputerTakeBack.com.
all broadcast stations switch to a
digital signal by February 2009.
Overnight, old analog sets will
Consistency Counts
become obsolete, unless consum-
Workers Still Greener at Home than on the Job
ers install a converter box (generous Across the country, employers are
federal coupons are available). Many will scrambling to send an important
choose to upgrade to a newer model, and must decide message to workers, customers,
whether to ditch or recycle their old set. vendors and the public: Green mat-
Currently, only 12 percent of e-waste is recycled, be- ters. Part of that is a response to a
cause too few convenient options exist. Recycling must be bottom-up push. In a 2008 survey
free and easy to use for people to follow through. by Randstad and Harris Interactive,
An early fall grassroots letter-writing campaign 87 percent of employees affirm it is
(CoopAmerica.org/takeaction/fcc) has joined the call to at least “somewhat important” that
convince the FCC to create recycling programs nationwide their employers offer green-friendly
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