Greensboro, North Carolina-Nothing expresses "Merry Christmas" better than new TV. This is one of the most common gifts Santa Claus brings. Literally, once the new TV comes in, the old TV will exit. Many people try to throw them away, but you can't do that, it's illegal.

In 25 states, there is a version of the law that makes it illegal to throw TVs and other electronic products in the trash. North Carolina is one of them. In fact, a law in 2011 expanded the state’s e-waste program to prohibit the use of televisions and computer equipment such as monitors, printers, and scanners in landfills. The goal is to find an environmentally friendly and safe way to get rid of them.

You can send old TVs or electronic products to various places for free. For example, Best Buy has a complete list of items, with a maximum of three items per person per day. In most counties, such as Guildford, there are multiple drop-off stations.

Putting down the TV is one thing, but the computer is another. There is a lot of personal information on that hard drive. The following is how the county drop-off site handles safety.

"They wipe the computer clean and feed the hard drive into a paper shredder that shreds the hard drive. They can even separate the color of plastic-such as the white plastic on the computer from the black and the same extracted metal. This is an amazing thing. Process," said Eddie Raynard, an environmental compliance expert.

So, basically, if it has a rope, it needs to be circulated electronically instead of being discarded.

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