County Electronics Recycling Facility Stuck in a Catch-22
Old televisions and computer monitors, which contain leaded glass that is harmful to the environment and are difficult to recycle in U.S., have been costly problem for Essex County.
When municipalities around the United States host electronics recycling days, they are finding themselves caught in a Catch-22. Not only has flat-screen technology made their large, bulky predecessors obsolete in use but also in disposal. Why? Because many of these electronics contain cathode ray tubes, or CRTs, tubes or glass tubes that contain lead, according to a recent New York Times report. The Essex County Utilities Authority hosts two computer and electronics recycling days a year at the Essex County Fleet Maintenance Facility in Cedar Grove, but where do these potentially hazardous materials go? Essex County has been working with Newark-based Advanced Recovery Inc. to pick up and properly dispose of these old electronics. “When we …
