Title: The Cost of Recycling E-Waste is becoming a Problem | Corrie Struthers
Headings: The Cost of Recycling E-Waste is becoming a Problem
The Cost of Recycling E-Waste is becoming a Problem
Why is it important to recycle old TVs?
Why Recycling E-waste Got Expensive?
What Should Be Done?

Content: Many electronic devices contain toxic substances like lead, mercury, beryllium and cadmium. When these devices are not disposed of properly, they become hazardous to our health and the environment especially if they leach out of a landfill. If e-waste does not get recycled, it will continue to cause harm to ourselves and the environment. Why Recycling E-waste Got Expensive? Many old TVs used to contain about 6 lbs of lead. This lead could be melted down to make new cathode ray tubes (CRT) for TVs. Now many televisions use LED and plasma which doesn’t contain lead. This created a weak demand for lead filled glass used in TVs. Other materials like gold and copper that are used in TVs have had a decline in prices which makes stripping old sets unprofitable. When the prices used to be higher, companies were more willing to recycle the old televisions.