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Technology › Sony, Toshiba to cut TV recycling rate

Major Japanese electronics makers Sony Corp and Toshiba Corp plan to lower the recycling charge for cathode-ray tube television sets with 15-inch or smaller screens… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Mon, Aug 11 2008

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