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New definition for trash TV

With digital rule on horizon, outmoded sets piling up

James Capecea of Veolia Environmental Services adds an outdated monitor to the pile at a recent collection day in Marlborough.
By John Dyer
Globe Correspondent / October 25, 2007

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David Sullivan's 1987 Sony TV was broken and collecting dust for years, a remnant of sitcoms from seasons past. Because the TV contained lead, state law prohibited him from throwing it in the garbage. Inertia kept him from calling someone to cart it away. So Sullivan kept the television until Oct. 13, when he found time to drop it off ... (Full article: 1123 words)

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