NBC, subsidiary of one of the most powerful corporations in the world, is doing its part to help the environment by setting up recycling centers around New York City to take in unwanted electronic waste. This Herculean effort, however, will be limited to six hours on Saturday and six hours on Sunday:

The February 17, 2009 transition to digital TV is expected to increase the number of old TVs replaced with newer models. Older cathode ray tube sets contain lead, mercury and other toxins. By recycling these older television sets, New Yorkers can contribute to improving the environment.
These locations will be open from 8:00 am through 2:00 pm to accept obsolete and unwanted electronics for recycling.
Manhattan Saturday only: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza (W. 126th St. bet. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and Malcolm X Blvd.) Sunday only: Cooper Square (Cooper Square bet. E. 6th and 7th Sts.) Bronx: Saturday and Sunday: Joyce Kilmer Park (Grand Concourse bet. E. 161st and 163rd Sts.) Brooklyn: Saturday and Sunday: McCarren Park (Bedford Ave. near N. 12th St.) Queens: Saturday and Sunday: Cunningham Park (Union Turnpike bet. 196th Pl. and 197th St.) Staten Island: Saturday and Sunday: Staten Island Mall (2655 Richmond Ave. at Parking Lot F)

If NBC were serious, they could a) put a recycling center in Rockefeller Plaza; b) leave all the recycling centers open year round; and c) expand the program to other large cities in America, instead of merely conducting a giant publicity stunt in New York. It should also be noted that one of the reasons we have to switch our TVs is because of lobbying efforts by the likes of NBC. The greenest course of action would be to stop the nonsense of the federal mandate of digital television.

Also on Sunday, tune in to “Football Night in America” to find out how Keith Olbermann greens his life. I assume he makes sure the limo that picks him up every day has its tires properly inflated.