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Utah Officials Warn TV Viewers Not To Shoot Their Old TV Sets

 Larry Riggs    Created:  6/28/2009 9:56:41 PM  Updated: 6/28/2009 10:05:47 PM
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Salt Lake City, UT -- Got an old TV? Don't shoot it! That's the word from federal wilderness officials. The people at the Bureau of Land Management in Utah's west desert are worried some folks might want to use their old sets for target practice.

With the recent switch to all digital television, there are plenty of TVs collecting dust. The BLM warns that electronic devices like TVs, computer monitors and even cell phones potentially toxic elements. If they're not disposed of properly, the devices pose a threat to the environment. Officials say it can cost up to seven-grand to clean-up a shot-up TV set.

Associated Press



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