One problem I see is that in my town we have an electronic "recycling" bin at the landfill which really just goes to a scrapper. People put their old electronics in there thinking that they're doing such good for the world.
Unfortunately there's quite a few good items put in there like flat panel TV's that just need a minor repair. I've seen i5 class computers, perfectly good JBL speakers, and lots of laptop power supplied, among a lot of other stuff. Unfortunately, the town makes a few cents per pound, so we're prohibited from actually doing the environment good and reusing the items.
Of course, no one wants ink-jet printers, or glass tube televisions, especially the 39" Sony. The glass on those is about an inch thick, but there's a lot of usable items going to scrap.