What happens to your old TV?

The boom in flat screen televisions has led to a huge stock pile of old style sets. We've been to see the world's first ever commercial furnace separating lead from glass as it starts operating.

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Graveyard for old television sets

The boom in flat screen televisions has led to a huge stock pile of old style sets. Recycling the glass screens has been complicated, up until now that is. The world's first ever commercial furnace separating lead from glass has just started operating.

It means thousands of old television and computer screens can now be reprocessed. Tom Savvides explains.

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