Industry Welcomes EPA's Plan for PC Monitor Disposal

by Tech News World Tuesday, Aug. 01, 2006 at 11:31 AM

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week approved a new framework to regulate the disposal of old computer monitors with cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and aged TVs loaded with mercury, a move that is being applauded by the computer industry.

"CEA agrees with the EPA's statement that a CRT not recycled is an opportunity lost," said Parker Brugge, senior director of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), an industry trade group based in Arlington, Va. "The ruling is an important step towards increased recycling and resource recovery on a national scale." By Gene Koprowski