Old TV Recycling Efforts

[AUdubon5425]

I have seen the mention of recycling efforts for old and/or ntsc televisions, along with reports that charities, thrifts and garbage collectors/dumps will no longer accept these sets in some areas.

Would anyone explain these "recycling centers" to me or point me to an explanation elsewhere? Who runs them, are they subsidized, and if so by which level of government?

I'm curious since there are no such programs that I am aware of anywhere close to New Orleans.