Photo: #Electronic waste, including computer monitors, keyboards and printers, are a growing part of the waste disposal problem.
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What should you do with an old computer?

Broadcast: Midday, 11/19/2007, 11:00 a.m.

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If the 1.5 million pounds of obsolete electronics that piled up at an e-recycling drive in Bloomington Friday is any indication, Minnesotans have a lot more hi-tech junk hanging around than they can handle.

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  • Garth Hickle: Product stewardship team leader for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

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