KNXV-TV: ADEQ: Don’t Throw Your Analog TV in the Trash, Recycle It
Filed under: Earth911 - June 9, 2009
Time is running out for you to make the DTV transition.
In just three days, on June 12th, all full-power broadcast television stations will begin broadcasting only in digital.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is urging people to not throw their old analog TV sets in the trash.
Instead, you’re being asked to take your TV to a recycler.
E-Waste Harvesters, located near 36th Street and Broadway in South Phoenix is seeing an increase in TVs coming in as people upgrade to newer, digital televisions.
“The increase is a lot,” said Cathie Campbell with E-Waste Harvesters. ”100 more per week. (It’s) because of the new laws and the TVs are older because they don’t go with what we’re doing in today’s world.”
E-Waste Harvesters does charge a $5 recycling fee.
To find a recycler in your area, visit Earth911.com.