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This NG is a wealth of knowledge, so maybe someone has a suggestion.

Bad tube.

The pack rat in me hates to just pitch it in a dumpster as one shop advised.
Surely anything that heavy with metals has some recycle value. I'd go to
some trouble to get it to some one who could use it.

Any ideas?

In article 4aRSd.14304$%U2.5245@lakeread01, says...


This NG is a wealth of knowledge, so maybe someone has a suggestion.

Bad tube.

The pack rat in me hates to just pitch it in a dumpster as one shop advised.
Surely anything that heavy with metals has some recycle value. I'd go to
some trouble to get it to some one who could use it.

Any ideas?


Dump it. In an age where one sees complete computers sitting on the sidewalk
keeping an old and probably very obsolete TV around just because it's there
doesn't make much sense.

"Garland Gray II" wrote in message
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The pack rat in me hates to just pitch it in a dumpster as one shop
advised.
Surely anything that heavy with metals has some recycle value. I'd go to
some trouble to get it to some one who could use it.


Sad Fact:

If you can't find a dumpster to (sneak) it into (most curb-side trash pickup
won't take it), be prepared to pay about $5 at a "Take it Back" processing
facility.

According to what I've recently heard on the local news, it cost more to
process a TV or monitor, than they can get out of the heavy metals.

If I try to take my old TV to a local land fill, and they notice it in my
load (they screen what goes into the site) they will charge a similar fee.

If your like me (cheap), try to take it back to an appliance store
(hopefully where you purchased your new TV) and ask them to dispose of it.
There may come a day where they are required to take it back, similar to
batteries or tires.

My experiences for what it's worth.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

I just relieved my junk room of a dead 28" TV this weekend. I have ripped
several apart in the past and the salvagable parts are just not worth the
effort.

Just take it out to the curb about 2 days before trash pickup. It will
magicaly dissapear within 24 hours. Works well for old microwaves,
monochrome computer displays and even sofas on occasion. :-)

OTOH, old printers have lots of good stepper motors, gears, shafts and other
interesting parts to clutter up the junk box.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Garland Gray II" wrote in message
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This NG is a wealth of knowledge, so maybe someone has a suggestion.

Bad tube.

The pack rat in me hates to just pitch it in a dumpster as one shop
advised.
Surely anything that heavy with metals has some recycle value. I'd go to
some trouble to get it to some one who could use it.

Any ideas?

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I just relieved my junk room of a dead 28" TV this weekend. I have ripped
several apart in the past and the salvagable parts are just not worth the
effort.

Just take it out to the curb about 2 days before trash pickup. It will
magicaly dissapear within 24 hours. Works well for old microwaves,
monochrome computer displays and even sofas on occasion. :-)

Unless you are in SoCal.

TVs and computer monitors are no longer being accepted at land fills and
must be recycled.

Don't ask me how they are recycled.

Lew

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I just relieved my junk room of a dead 28" TV this weekend. I have
ripped
several apart in the past and the salvagable parts are just not worth
the
effort.

Just take it out to the curb about 2 days before trash pickup. It will
magicaly dissapear within 24 hours. Works well for old microwaves,
monochrome computer displays and even sofas on occasion. :-)

Unless you are in SoCal.

TVs and computer monitors are no longer being accepted at land fills and
must be recycled.

Don't ask me how they are recycled.

I didn't say the city trash truck picks them up. They are gone long before
the scheduled pickup. I think there must be some Morlocks living in the
sewer system. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

There's talk in Nova Scotia of implementing a fee at time of purchase to
take care of disposal at the end. Electronics will be banned from our
landfills also.

Wasn't this recycling/disposal issue for appliances
"resolved" 20 years ago in Germany and other EU countries?




Don White wrote:
There's talk in Nova Scotia of implementing a fee at time of purchase to
take care of disposal at the end. Electronics will be banned from our
landfills also.

Thanks for the responses.
I was afraid there was no good solution, and it appears that is the case.

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:00:17 -0500, "Garland Gray II"
wrote:

Thanks for the responses.
I was afraid there was no good solution, and it appears that is the case.

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That may not be true. :-)

Picking up on Glenn's thought, there's an old joke with people who
live in Manhattan (NYC of course). If you REALLY want to get rid of
something, wrap it up in nice paper, put it in a Tiffany's shopping
bag, and leave it on the back seat of your unattended car, preferably
unlocked to avoid glass damage.

It works.

In lieu of that, just put in on the curb for a few days and see what
happens. There ARE people looking for these things.