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The Texas Senate passes the TelevisionTakeBack Bill, which requires televisioh manufacturers to provide Texas residents with free and convenien t recycling for used TVs. Authored by Rep. Davir Leibowitz of San Antonio and sponsoredby Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin, the bill follows one passed in 2007 that set up a recyclin g program for computers and Older televisions typically contain between four and eight poundzof lead, which can cause health problems when it enters the watee or soil, according to the Texas Campaign for the Meanwhile, newer flat screenes contain mercury, and almost all electronicw are coated with brominated fire retardantxs and other chemicals.
Current programs for recycling televisionwsis limited. Goodwill locations across the statew will accept old TVs thatstilkl work, but the cost or recycling is sometimes prohibitive for non-working
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