[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Urges Owners to Recycle Old Analog TV Sets as Transition to Digital Approaches on June 12

[media@lists.azdeq.gov]

PHOENIX (June 8, 2009) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
officials are urging all owners of old analog television sets to recycle
them rather than tossing them in the trash as the June 12 deadline to
digital TV rapidly approaches.

 

Thousands of old TV sets from throughout the state are expected to be
discarded after the transition from analog to all-digital TV. People
with analog TVs must connect to a digital converter box or a
subscription service such as cable or satellite TV to get reception
after June 12.

 

Discarded televisions present environmental and health hazards and may
be considered hazardous waste. Each cathode ray picture tube releases an
estimated three to eight pounds of lead into the environment and TVs
also contain other toxins like mercury and cadmium. If not properly
disposed of, discarded televisions can contaminate the air, soil and
groundwater.

 

"Recycling old televisions is a must given our limited landfill storage
space and the dangerous toxins that discarded TVs release into the
environment. On top of that, recycling is just the right thing to do,"
said ADEQ Acting Director Patrick J. Cunningham.

 

To find electronic waste recyclers in your area, Visit
http://www.azrecycles.gov/ and enter your zip code. Another website that
offers this service is the Electronic Industries Alliance
http://www.eia.org/ which provides a list of state-by-state e-cycling
resources.

 

-30-

 

"News media interested in additional information on this or any other
topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
communications@azdeq.gov."

 

	
	
To receive press releases by email: http://www.azdeq.gov/subscribe.html

Follow ADEQ on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/ArizonaDEQ

  
 

 

 

 

**********************************************************************
NOTICE: This e-mail (and any attachments) may contain PRIVILEGED OR CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual(s) to whom it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged and confidential under state and federal law. This information may be used or disclosed only in accordance with law, and you may be subject to penalties under law for improper use or further disclosure of the information in this e-mail and its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the person named above by reply e-mail, and then delete the original e-mail. Thank you.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.azdeq.gov/pipermail/media/attachments/20090608/4fe5e5fd/attachment.html>