GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK: DON’T THROW OUT YOUR TV

GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK: DON’T THROW OUT YOUR TV

The roughly 110 million U.S. households with televisions are preparing for the switch to digital television reception (postponed until June 12, 2009) by adding a converter box or upgrading to a digital-ready television. The old set may contain as much as five pounds of lead and, in some locales, it may be illegal to simply leave your old set at curbside. Visit the EPA's eCycling site (www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/tv-convert.htm) to learn your local recycling options.