What Happens To E-Waste Generated By The Shift To High Definition Television?
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A recent Business Week article points out that “Next year the volume of e-waste will probably surge. In February, U.S. consumers must switch from analog to digital television service, a move that is expected to result in the mass junking of analog TVs.” What makes this mass dumping of “analog” TVs a particularly egregious hazard is that the US continues to refuse to ratify the Basel Convention, which was created to restrict the international trade in hazardous goods. In fact, the USA…
Source: TreeHugger