Photo: #Last year, lawmakers banned old equipment from landfills. But a lack of convenient and inexpensive recycling options in many areas has resulted in televisions and monitors being thrown in ditches and woods.
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Last year, lawmakers banned old equipment from landfills. But a lack of convenient and inexpensive recycling options in many areas has resulted in televisions and monitors being thrown in ditches and woods. (Photo from Environmental Protection Agency)

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The Friday Follow: Electronic waste

Broadcast: Midmorning, 07/13/2007, 10:45 a.m.

We dispose of millions of pounds of televisions alone in Minnesota. But a state law that recently went into effect may streamline disposal of electronic waste.

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  • Paul Gardner: State representative (DFL-Shoreview)and former executive director for the Recycling Association of Minnesota.

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