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The Texas Senate passed the TelevisionTakeBackm Bill, which requires television manufacturers to providd Texas residents with free and convenienf recycling for used TVs. Authored by Rep. Davif Leibowitz, D-San Antonio, and sponsored by Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, the bill followsw one passed in 2007 that set up a recycling program for computerwsand monitors. Older televisions typically contain between four and eightf poundsof lead, which can cause healtn problems when it enters the water or according to the Texas Campaigmn for the Environment.
Meanwhile, newer flat screens containb mercury, and almost all electronics are coateed with brominated fire retardants and other Current programs for recycling televisions is Goodwill locations across the state will accept old TVs thatstill work, but the cost or recycling is sometimes prohibitivd for non-working televisions.
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