Tag: CRT

That aging, tube-style TV or monitor in the basement is like a personal Superfund site. It's filled with poisonous lead, cadmium and mercury, yet only 10 percent of CRT TVs and monitors are recycled every year. In many states, recycling these devices is now mandatory, anyway, so check Earth911.org to find recycling locations near you. ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/China_s_Wasteland_of_toxic_e_waste'; Any self-respecting gadget hound knows that China is responsible for packing millions of shipping containers with the consumer electronics we crave. What you may not know is what we ship in return: our waste for recycling. Of growing concern is e-waste, resulting from the deluge of PCs, cellphones, televisions ...

The weak economy here in the U.S. is having all sorts of strange effects on retail, and, in particular, the consumer electronics market. Predictably, sales of non-essential items are down across the board. Oddly though, the uncertain financial outlook has proven to be a boon for traditional CRT television makers. Old school tube TVs overtook plasma as the second best selling television technology ...