Both the House and Senate have approved a bill that would delay the official digital TV conversion date from Feb 17 to June 12, 2009. President Obama, who requested the delay, has not yet signed the bill (as of Feb 10). But the bill makes the delay optional not mandatory, allowing stations to "throw the switch" any time between Feb 17 and June 12. Read More...
The clock is ticking. With the original digital conversion deadline approaching in just a few weeks, Congress is looking to delay the deadline to June 12th. Last week the Senate passed the DTV Delay Act, only to watch a similar version get defeated this past Wednesday in the House. But because of congressional voting procedures, the measure is by no means dead. Read More...
The Obama administration has asked Congress to delay the planned February 17 digital conversion deadline, to allow more time for consumers to obtain coupons to offset the costs of converter boxes. Read More...
Thanks to your efforts, Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba have finally announced the launch of a 50-state recycling program by the end of January. But we can't claim victory just yet. Companies like Funai, Vizio, Thomson, Hitachi, JVC, Philips, and Sanyo still need to implement TV recycling programs before the digital conversion deadline on February 17. Read More...
With only three months to go until the digital TV conversion, the Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) today released its new TV Recycling Report Card, grading the major TV manufacturers on their efforts to establish national programs to take back and recycle their old TVs. Read More...
A swarm of TV Zombies from the Electronics TakeBack Coalition visited Panasonic’s Secaucus, N.J. corporate headquarters today, to urge Panasonic to launch a national recycling program for old TVs. Panasonic refused to talk to the group, or to even receive the letter they were delivering. Read More...
Did you ever wonder what happens to your TV when you throw it out? There are recent reports that they come back as TV Zombies – the undead TVs that we cast aside. And they are really mad. Check out our new video: “Revenge of the Return of The Undead Toxic Televisions Strike Back” Read More...
Major news! For the first time in history, the Presidential candidates have been asked about their position TV takeback programs. The next president will have a tremendous impact on the success of electronics takeback legislation, and getting this issue on both candidates' radar now will make it much more likely to happen. Read More...
… on our website! We’ve been telling the TV manufacturers that consumers have lots of old TVs that we need to recycle, but that we just don't have good, convenient recycling options. Read More...
The Government Accountability Office released a report exposing how practices by unscrupulous electronics recyclers result in toxic electronic waste being dumped in developing countries in Asia and Africa. The report finds that the US has inadequate laws to stop toxic e-waste from being exported to these countries, and that the EPA doesn't enforce the few laws that do exist. Read More...
04-15-10 -- In addition to outlining safe domestic handling and disposal practices for old televisions, computers and other electronic devices, the system would effectively bar participating recyclers from exporting toxic, nonfunctional electronic waste to developing nations. The program will compete directly with a less stringent standard recently developed by industry and the federal government that companies and recyclers say makes more economic sense.
12-29-09 -- As the lawsuit challenging New York City’s electronics take-back law prepares for opening arguments in mid-January, industry associations and electronics recycling advocates wonder what effect the court’s ruling will have on the future of producer responsibility.
06-30-09 -- The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 99.1 million televisions sit unused in closets and basements across the country. Consumer response to recycling has been enormous in states where the laws have taken effect.
