The Environment Agency has ruled that LCD screens contain hazardous components: the liquid crystal is not hazardous, but the backlighting fluorescent tubes,which contain mercury, are.(April 2010)
Items which are now considered as hazardous waste when disposed of and which are therefore subject to hazardous waste legislation include :
* TFT – LCD Monitors.
* Laptops.
* All in one PC’s.
* LCD TV’s.