Comments on: The Television Dilemma http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Blue Dot http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-30655 The Blue Dot Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:19:47 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=12237#comment-30655 I have 5 CRTs in my house alone. Times that by the 100,000,000+ homes in the US alone. Wow! That is a lot of TVs that are now useless! There has to be a better way to handle all this old technology. People go through Cell Phones on average every 18 months. TVs are replaced probably every 5-15 years where as a phone is replaced every 18 months. In addition to that, everyone has at least one cell phone. Combined, that is a lot of waste! I have 5 CRTs in my house alone. Times that by the 100,000,000+ homes in the US alone. Wow! That is a lot of TVs that are now useless! There has to be a better way to handle all this old technology. People go through Cell Phones on average every 18 months. TVs are replaced probably every 5-15 years where as a phone is replaced every 18 months. In addition to that, everyone has at least one cell phone. Combined, that is a lot of waste!

]]> By: Mary Green MSN RN http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-24774 Mary Green MSN RN Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:59:10 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=12237#comment-24774 To all that may be concerned: Public announcements must be made informing the public of where to take their old televisions and how harmful they are to the environment if we dispose of them in the landfills. If people are not given information or instruction of where to take the old T.V.s and computers and other appliances. It is important to educate the public about the hazards of pollution from computers, televisions, radios, and how they can effect the environment. There must be public education messages on our T.V networks that educate the public how to protect our environment. At this time of change to new televisions we have an opportunity to educate. The message should come from the public agencies such as our trash removal companies or public service agencies. To all that may be concerned: Public announcements must be made informing the public of where to take their old televisions and how harmful they are to the environment if we dispose of them in the landfills.
If people are not given information or instruction of where to take the old T.V.s and computers and other appliances. It is important to educate the public about the hazards of pollution from computers, televisions, radios, and how they can effect the environment. There must be public education messages on our T.V networks that educate the public how to protect our environment. At this time of change to new televisions we have an opportunity to educate. The message should come from the public agencies such as our trash removal companies or public service agencies.

]]> By: Chuck http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-24711 Chuck Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:55:03 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=12237#comment-24711 I recently got an email from BestBuy announcing their recycling service... http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat149900050025&DCMP=category&ref=55&loc=20 "You trust us when it's time to buy the latest electronics. You can also trust us to help you safely dispose of your old ones. Now you can bring everything from TVs and computers to DVD players and more to any U.S. Best Buy store, and we'll recycle it. Best Buy does not charge a fee for recycling most consumer electronics. However, we do charge $10 for TVs, CRTs, monitors and laptops, which is offset with a $10 gift card. We accept up to two items per household per day." I recently got an email from BestBuy announcing their recycling service…

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat149900050025&DCMP=category&ref=55&loc=20

“You trust us when it’s time to buy the latest electronics. You can also trust us to help you safely dispose of your old ones.

Now you can bring everything from TVs and computers to DVD players and more to any U.S. Best Buy store, and we’ll recycle it. Best Buy does not charge a fee for recycling most consumer electronics. However, we do charge $10 for TVs, CRTs, monitors and laptops, which is offset with a $10 gift card.

We accept up to two items per household per day.”

]]> By: Sarah Davis http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-24499 Sarah Davis Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:16:22 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=12237#comment-24499 I work for a recycling company, and we are still accepting televisions and crt monitors. We do have to charge for them, because it cost so much to dispose of them properly. The problem is, people don't want to pay $5.00-$10.00 to get rid of them the right way. They are all high and mighty about recycling until it comes down to paying to do it. Get over it and do the right thing, instead of telling me your just going to go throw it in the trash... Makes me sick.... I work for a recycling company, and we are still accepting televisions and crt monitors. We do have to charge for them, because it cost so much to dispose of them properly. The problem is, people don’t want to pay $5.00-$10.00 to get rid of them the right way. They are all high and mighty about recycling until it comes down to paying to do it. Get over it and do the right thing, instead of telling me your just going to go throw it in the trash… Makes me sick….

]]> By: Frank Martell http://earth911.com/news/2009/02/02/the-television-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-24297 Frank Martell Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:53:45 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=12237#comment-24297 This is one of the few times I would like to see the federal government step up and take care of all the old CRT tvs out there.They just love telling you to do the right thing and protect the environment then sit back and watch us waste our time looking for recycle facilities that don't exist. This is one of the few times I would like to see the federal government step up and take care of all the old CRT tvs out there.They just love telling you to do the right thing and protect the environment then sit back and watch us waste our time looking for recycle facilities that don’t exist.

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