Zombie-dressed campaigners warn CES attendees of huge burden posed by millions of toxic lead-based TVs, discarded across America.

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BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7820229.stm

Campaigners are warning of a flood of toxic waste from old TVs and

have called on manufacturers to do more to recycle them.

The Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETC

http://www.computertakeback.com/ and

http://www.takebackmytv.com/pages/zombies/ ) took their protest to the

world's biggest electronics show in Las Vegas.

Protesters, dressed like zombies, were at CES to highlight the

potential health risks from dumped TVs.

" TVs are full of toxic materials and they live on, even when you throw

them away, " said ETC's Barbara .

The ETC estimates that monitors and televisions contain an average

3.62kg of lead, which can be very toxic, especially to children.

" An average home has two or three televisions per household, " Ms added.

" The US Environment Protection Agency says there are 99 million unused

stored TVs in the US. They are unused and sitting there stored in the

closet. "

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