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To: mr.mark who wrote (9432)	5/2/2000 1:10:00 PM
From: Doug Coughlan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110603

TECHNO-TRASH Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets in landfills or incinerators. It means residents can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the curb for pickup by trash haulers. Officials said much of this equipment is loaded with toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury. These pollutants could leach into groundwater at landfills or be released into the air at incinerators. The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-trash at state expense through charitable institutions and community recycling centers. The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation's waste system in the next few years. Some 20 million were taken out of use across the country in 1998 alone, according to one study.