Recycle That TV

Tell TV Manufacturers: Take Back My TV

Last year 45.5 million TVs were sold around the world. Americans will buy 30 million digital TVs in 2007 alone.

In fact, Americans bought over 2.5 million just in preparation for the last Super Bowl!

With the popularity of flat screen and hi-definition TVs replacing older boxes, the sheer volume of electronic waste has gotten out of control.

Do you know where your old TV’s will end up? Well, it’s time we all did, and it’s time for customers and manufacturers alike to wake up to a looming humanitarian and environmental crisis.

Only 12% of “e-waste” is recycled because there are simply too few options for convenient recycling.

It’s time to hold TV manufacturers responsible just as they are in other countries of the world—including Japan, Taiwan and throughout the European Union.

Despite making billions in profits importing and selling TVs, manufacturers currently play no role in safely dealing with the waste.

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