Is the manufacturer really the best default handler for waste? Companies are incredibly mortal and the 'big corporation that is guaranteed to outlive you and can be counted on for things like pensions' days are gone. Trying to get the CRT factories to take back the old sets just doesn't work when they have been out of business for decades.
This is starting to sound like the place for a government to ensure that the disposal is some sort of tax stamp/deposit and carried out by some entity, whether direct government, manufacturer while they are still around to reclaim their deposit, or paid recycling contractors.
> Is the manufacturer really the best default handler for waste?
It's a better one than putting all the onus on the end user. If it's made their responsibility, they can do things no one else can, like making design changes to enhance recyclability.
> This is starting to sound like the place for a government to ensure that the disposal is some sort of tax stamp/deposit and carried out by some entity...
I agree. I think government action would be required for force the manufacturers take responsibility, because market forces aren't up to the job.
The thing I really object to is the idea all or even most of the onus in on consumers to individually deal with this remote and society-wide problems.
This is starting to sound like the place for a government to ensure that the disposal is some sort of tax stamp/deposit and carried out by some entity, whether direct government, manufacturer while they are still around to reclaim their deposit, or paid recycling contractors.