If you have a television or computer monitor in Washington state, starting in January 2009 you can take it to any one of 200 collection sites for no charge. Only laptops, computer monitors and televisions are covered in the program for free.
The law was pushed by environmentalists to make sure that items that were dangerous to either human health or the environment didn’t end up in a landfill. Officials expect to process roughly 25 million pounds of electronics, or 4 pounds per Washington State resident, in the first year. For more, check out the original article.
Here’s a really good news clip on the subject as well.
