ALONG with the ubiquitous broken armchairs and old mattresses, millions of unwanted televisions are now jostling for footpath space on hard-waste collection days.But unlike most other discarded household goods, these televisions - many of which are still working but have been superseded by high-definition flat-screens - are loaded with toxic chemicals that, once dumped in landfill, become an environmental time bomb.
The federal government's waste management report, released this month, shows that almost 17 million televisions, computers and computer accessories were discarded in 2007-08 - 84 per cent of them into rubbish tips, despite most components being recyclable.
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