TYLER--More than 80 million TVs are expected to be tossed to the curb before the February 2009 switch to digital television.

Experts say the analog TVs are hazardous because they contain toxins, such as lead, mercury and bromine. Kristi Boyett, with Tyler's Recycling Center is encouraging people to bring their TVs to the recycling center or to Goodwill.

Goodwill will auction off the working TVs for around 20 dollars. However, figuring out what to do with the TVs that don't work is a problem Jeff Littrell is trying to figure out before February.

"We know they're fixing to start coming in pretty bad, so we're working really hard to find a way to get rid of them," says Goodwill representative, Jeff Littrell.

Experts say Tyler's landfills are set up to deal with TV toxins. However, Littrell says throwing a large amount of TVs into landfills is a potential environmental hazard. That's why Littrell is trying to find vendors who will accept TV parts.

"They have plastic, they have electronics, there's some good useable stuff in them," says Littrell.

To recycle your analog TV, you can take it to the recycling center or to the Goodwill store in downtown Tyler or to southside Goodwill Superstore.

If you want to keep your analog TV, you can buy a digital TV converter.

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