MRM Wins EPA’s National TV Recycling Challenge

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Co. as the winner of its National TV Recycling Challenge. The company, a joint venture between Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba, was recognized for recycling about 3 million pounds of televisions.

EPA evaluated challenge participants’ efforts based on innovation, longevity, cooperative partnerships, consumer outreach, accessibility, pounds of TVs collected from January through August 2009, and ability to ensure that responsible recycling practices were followed.

EPA launched the TV Recycling Challenge to spur manufacturers and retailers to increase the collection and responsible recycling of TVs discarded by consumers as they replaced analog TVs with digital flat-screen TVs. To date, TV Recycling Challenge participants have recycled about 8.2 million pounds of materials.

The TV Recycling Challenge is part of EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling program, which is a partnership between EPA and leading consumer electronics companies.