There are two kilos of toxic chemicals in every TV...and we are throwing millions of them out as we go digital. What's Stephen Conroy doing about it?When the Digital Switchover Taskforce sat down to nut out the details of Australia's big move to digital television, some lone bright spark thought to ask people what they're doing with their old televisions. With the analogue era coming to a close, 2.8 million TVs have been 'thrown away' since the beginning of 2009.
There are two kilos of toxic chemicals in each TV, which means about 5,600 tonnes of hazardous waste has been dumped. And the federal government is twiddling its thumbs in response.
The Taskforce website has zero information on how to recycle old TVs. This shows to what extent the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy is out of touch with the rest of Australia.
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