Why did the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) take this step?
CRTs and other obsolete electronics account for a significant and rapidly increasing share of the solid waste generated in Massachusetts. The volume of this waste is an estimated 300,000 tons per year and rising due to the emergence of flat panel screens, high definition television (HDTV) and other video technologies. Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) from television and computer monitors were prohibited from all Massachusetts solid waste disposal facilities effective April 1, 2000. Like the waste bans already established for other bulky items (white goods, tires, auto batteries), landfill, combustion facility, and transfer station operators must check every incoming load of solid waste to identify and remove banned materials. Among the reasons MassDEP took this regulatory action: • Continued disposal in landfills of bulky electronic components will unnecessarily accelerate the pace at which the state’s few remaining landfills reach their capacity. • Combustion of these items carries a potentia
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