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Date: Name: Address: Citizen Action Form. End-of-Iife TV's and Computer Monitors _Know ~ WilalT. C(..~~ Throw' . 'f fi1~ /,,~.. GreenGuardian.com' The Problem with Old TVs and Computer Monitors . Most lVi'; and computer monitors contain cathode ray tubes (CRTs); also known as picture tubes. CRTs can contain between 2 and 8 pounds of lead and are considered the largest single source of lead in f:'1innesota's garbage. Lead is <:l known public healtl1 and environmental hazard, and steps need to be taken to ensure that lead from discarded CRTs does not end up in Minnesota's air and water. The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board (SWMCB), a collaboration of six metropolitan counties, plans to sponsor legislation in 2004 that incorporates the following policy positions: 1) Manufacturer Responsibility: A requirement that manufacturers of CRTs have defined responsibilities including responsibility for collecting, transporting, and recycling their products at end-of-Iife tQensure that products are not placed. ill: mixed municipal solid waste. 2) Reliable and Convenient Collection Options: Provisions that address the need for collection options that proVide frequent and convenient access for citizens. . 3) Responsible Recycling of CRTs: Assurances that products collected must be responsibly recycled to the greatest extent feasible, and that components that cannot be recycled are properly managed. 4) Backlog Waste: A mechanism to address how CRTs will be managed in the case that no marlUfacturer can be identified or for a manufacturer nO longer in. business, without relying on local government to be responsible for such backlog or "orphan waste." . 5) Fees: A preference for "advance recycling fees" and/or the internalization of costs by manufacturers over nend-of-Iife" fees that are applied when a CRT is discarded. . . . If you are interested in the effort to create better options for recvcling old TVs and computers. please check below: _ I want my name included on a list of concerned citizens who support manufacturer responsibility for end-of-ljfe lVs and computer monitors. This list may be forwarded to legislators and others to demonstrate public support for the SWMCB position. _ I am interested in tracking the SWMCB efforts to gain legislation for manufacturer responsibility for end-of-Iife lVs and computer monitors, and want to be included in email updates and other transmittals. Forward to: Commissioner Jim Kordiak Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board 477 Selby Ave St. Paul MN 55102 Fax: (651) 223-5229 kdoty@RichardsonRichter.com City, State, Zip Provided by Moka County, Integrated Waste Management E-mail Address: I I L.___