TIME'S UP

摘要

It's nearly impossible to buy a new consumer electronic product containing a cathode-ray tube in North America or Europe these days, and the production of such devices in the rest of the world is slowing significantly as well. Industry insiders expect CRT production will halt altogether within the next decade, perhaps much sooner. This might be good news for electronics recyclers, who receive such devices at their end of life and have struggled to find markets for CRT glass. But it's bad news as well: Until now, one of the most valuable markets for recycled CRT glass has been the production of new CRTs.