Processors recycling the glass must follow the same simplified requirements as for unbroken CRTs, except that the glass must be processed so that lead is not volatilized. Used, broken CRTs also are not regulated as hazardous waste as long as certain good-housekeeping practices are followed.
Recyclers and collectors store CRTs on-site for less than one year before recycling them CRTs are stored in a building or container designed to minimize releasesĤ. CRTs are safely transported in containers designed to minimize releasesģ. CRT containers are clearly labeled regarding contentsĢ. Under the new regulations, used, unbroken CRTs are not regulated as hazardous waste as long as the following conditions are met:ġ. About 57 million computers and televisions are sold in the United States annually, although many new models do not contain CRTs. EPA is changing CRT waste management requirements to eliminate this confusion so that more CRTs will be reused and recycled. That uncertainty sometimes prevented CRTs from being recycled and reused. Under the previous regulations, businesses and other organizations were sometimes unsure about the proper way to recycle or dispose of this equipment. The glass in CRTs typically contains enough lead to require managing it as hazardous waste under certain circumstances. "This rule will help encourage the reuse and recycling of CRTs, which puts these resources back to productive use, rather than into the nation's landfills."ĬRTs are the video display components of televisions and computer monitors. "A discarded CRT represents an opportunity lost," said EPA Assistant Administrator Susan Bodine. According to EPA, safely recycling CRTs saves energy and conserves resources, allows the recovered lead to be reused, and reduces the amount of lead in landfills. Because a violation of this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.These simplified standards aim to increase the collection and recycling of CRTs. The bill would prohibit the use of that CRT panel glass except in specified end uses. The bill would provide that used, broken CRT panel glass and processed CRT panel glass that is recycled is not subject to the department’s regulations on the export of materials. provide that used, broken cathode ray tube (CRT) panel glass and processed CRT panel glass that exceeds the total threshold limit concentration only for barium is not a waste and is not subject to regulation by the department if that panel glass meets certain requirements. The LCD provides that the Bill, except as specified would: A violation of the hazardous waste laws is a crime. Under existing regulations, the department classifies a waste as hazardous waste if the waste exceeds certain total threshold limitation concentrations, which are established by the department for various substances, including barium.
Existing law requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control to regulate the management and disposal of hazardous waste. Existing law prohibits the management of hazardous waste, except in accordance with the hazardous waste laws. The California Legislative Council’s Digest (“LCD”) notes that: They may also prohibit any previously allowed uses if necessary. Further, the legislation provides California agencies the authority to identify additional end-uses of the material. The purpose of AB 1419 is to authorize the use of CRT panel glass in various new products if determined to pose no harm. Funnel glass (which contains high levels of lead)Ĭalifornia regulations are stated to limit the options for recycling (i.e., glass through smelting, glass-to-glass recycling, production of new CRTs).Legislative sponsor Susan Talamantes Eggman stated that the process of recycling scrap CRT monitors and televisions produces two types of glass: LCD and LED has replaced this technology causing demand for CRT devices to drop significantly. The impetus for the bill is the obsolescence of using CRT technology in the construction of televisions and monitors.
California has enacted legislation whose purpose is to facilitate the recycling of cathode ray tubes(“CRT”) glass.ĪB 1419 was recently signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
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