P-18: Environmental Impact of LCDs and CRTs

In this paper, we describe the product use and end of life (EOL) environmental impacts of LCD and CRT monitors, primarily from European and U.S. perspectives. Potential reductions in power consumption through the adoption of LCD technologies in relation to the U.S. Energy Star Program are addressed. As are the implications of the E.U.'s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the Directive on the Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronics Equipment (RoHS).