The Digital TV Transition: Industry Expert Offers Consumer Tips for Unloading the Old TV, While Creating 'Green Collar' Jobs and Helping Environment

The Digital TV Transition: Industry Expert Offers Consumer Tips for Unloading the Old TV, While Creating 'Green Collar' Jobs and Helping Environment

WHAT: Are you looking for an industry expert who can speak about the upcoming (Friday, June 12) digital TV transition?

WHO: Consider Linda McFarland, founder and CEO of Classic Computer Recovery, who can:

-- Provide consumer advice for recycling old electronics in a safe, green
manner;
-- Discuss the environmental impact of the digital TV transition;
-- Demonstrate the need to recycle the estimated 274 million analog
television sets that will become obsolete due to the digital TV
transition;
-- Educate consumers on the negative impact that chemicals from old
analog sets have on the environment. (For example, did you know that
monitors and televisions made with tubes (not flat panels) have
between 4 and 8 pounds of lead in them?); and

-- Address "green-collar" job creation as a result of consumers using
e-waste recycling services versus landfills. (It is estimated that
over the next 4 years more than 9 million obsolete TV sets will be
disposed of in Michigan, recycling these discarded analog TV sets will
create more than 1000 jobs.)

WHY: Friday, June 12 marks the official digital TV transition and people will not know what to do with their obsolete TV sets. Consumers will need actionable tips to learn how to dispose of these sets properly.

CONTACT: To set up an interview or for more information, please contact Allen Arnold at (248) 304-1423, or arnold@airfoilpr.com.

About Classic Computer Recovery

A female minority-owned business founded by President and CEO Linda McFarland in January, 2002, Garden City, Mich.-based Classic Computer Recovery, Inc. has quickly become one of the leading asset recovery and electronics recycling companies in the Midwest. In addition to recycling televisions, CCR's asset management program is a full circle, zero waste solution for end-of-life electronic equipment that supports waste prevention through reuse and recycling of all types of computers, laptops, monitors, fax machines, copiers, cell phones, POS technology and UNIX-based equipment. CCR is very active with the schools and community governments by participating in collection events and pilot programs that reinforce the community to recycle. CCR's award winning Go Green High School Community Service Learning Recycling program provides opportunities for high school students to earn academic credits while learning the value of community service.

For more information, visit http://www.classiccomputerrecovery.com/ or http://www.tvtakeback.com/.

Media Contact: Allen Arnold, 248.304.1423, arnold@airfoilpr.com

/PRNewswire -- June 9/

Source: Classic Computer Recovery

Web Site: http://www.classiccomputerrecovery.com/

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