Crazy Satalite Convention

I was reading a NY times article today when this struck me.

” Mr. Brugge said it was difficult for manufacturers to keep up with dozens of laws and rules, many of which they consider impractical. New York City, for example, is pressing manufacturers to agree to pick up at apartment buildings. “

” Manufacturers say a reasonable rate for collection and processing of waste is 25 to 30 cents a pound. Still it is more than they say they can recoup from reselling the metals they harvest, particularly for televisions.  “

All I can say is NOT EVERY WANTS OR CAN AFFORD A GIANT NEW TV, and SOME PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY PUT SLIGHTLY OUTDATED COMPUTERS TO WORK.  So, if your fine with archaic tech… it’s out there. (and probably free!)

A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Published: June 30, 2009
There is now somewhere to take some of the 99.1 million television sets that sit unused in closets and basements.

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