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T.Vs By:Scott F 4. Did you know that only 18% of T.Vs weight is recycled while the rest is put in the landfills? Only about 12% of all electronics are recycled. This will turn into a problem because not recycling can cause serious health problems.

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1. TVs can contain up to 8 pounds of lead and cadminm. Some landfills have banned T.Vs from being thrown away because of the harmful chemicals inside. It's important to make sure they are properly disposed or its chemicals will get through the strongest landfills. 2."CRT" stands for Computer Research Technology and it is a type of moniter if you didn't already know that, CRTs can be computer moniters and some old T.V models. A good amount of recycled CRTs are made into other CRT televisions. Factories in Malaysia will take old American tubes from T.Vs and rebuild them as new CRTs for countries where they are still used. 3. Glass tubes that are broken, riped or not useable are melted down by CRT companys to be made into new T.Vs or they are sent to lead smelters, where they can be turned into car batteries.

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(3)"Manufacturer and Retail Programs" 02 March 2010 []

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