Your Television May be this Month’s Land-Filler: The Analog Digital Conversion

By • on June 15, 2009

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By Wes Muir, Director, Communications, Waste Management

Just this week, TV land will witness a dramatic change in the way it operates. As of Friday, June 12, all television stations will make the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, leaving many outdated television sets in the dust. But trashing these old TVs doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll go to waste.

With all broadcast signals available in digital format only, there’s no longer use for your analog television. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) estimates that 95 percent of unused analog TVs will be sold, donated or recycled following the DTV transition. Many of these are expected to enter the typical waste stream, i.e. left on the curb for your garbage man to collect.
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Your Television May be this Month’s Land-Filler: The Analog Digital Conversion