oregon deq monitors page 1 march 2001 product profile crts computer contents summary introduction 2 flow 3 end of life management 8 industry 10 trends 16 sources 17 appendix 20 25 29 cathode ray tubes each contain from to lbs lead plus mercury cadmium and phosphorous about one third all waste electrical electronic equipment is yet they represent as much 80 the toxic metals in discarded electronics though most monitor are manufactured asia two companies manufacture crt more than 300 000 shipped consumers year stockpile those still within their expected lifespan could range 865 099 units using data available s composition studies other it estimated that 5 tons disposed annually specific were unavailable consultant found several opportunities for recycling these included both profit non