What Can You Do with Old TVs & Computers?

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Tip 1 - What can you do with an old TV?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jim Chapdelaine | permalink

In this Instructable I will show you several easy ways to recycle and reuse the expensive components inside a TV. There is the PCB (not very useful), ...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/What-can-you-do-with-an-old-TV/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Dispose of Television Sets

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Geoff Mulligan | permalink

Your old, outdated television set should not be thrown out with the trash or left out for dump collection. That's because old TVs contain toxic chemicals like lead, mercury, cadmium, and more. These chemicals are detrimental to human and...
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Tip 3 - Recycle that Old TV - TopTenREVIEWS

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by kongabonga | permalink

For further reading: http://tv.toptenreviews.com/standard/recycle-that-old-tv.htm ^[3]

Tip 4 - After Jan. 1 'Toxic tubes' from old TVs, monitors, will be harder to dispose of

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Eslick | permalink

While it will be illegal under state recycling law to throw out computers, televisions and other electronic devices starting Jan. 1, the state is still trying to figure out what to do about a glut of obsolete and toxic glass picture tubes, items that currently have no recycling value. People still own many older televisions and computer screens that used glass cathode ray tubes, also called CRTs, and which contain several pounds of toxic lead. Stockpiles of valueless CRTs also turned up in Cincinnati, Baltimore, Denver and in Arizona. Because of the lead, federal law classifies the tubes as hazardous waste Asked about the status of the reports and the CRT issue, DEC made no officials available for comment and issued a statement: The report to the governor/Legislature regarding the e-waste program implementation and performance is going through a final review process, and is expected to be complete early next year. The head of the New York state Product Stewardship Council, an organization of municipal agencies and private recycling firms which helped develop the law, said while the CRT issue must be solved, the Jan. 1 dumping ban is not an immediate crisis. [...] Radin said the law has worked, despite its problems. "Since the law was adopted, more than 300 million pounds of electronic waste has been kept out landfills," he said.

For further reading: http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/After-Jan-1-Toxic-tubes-from-old-TVs-5986626.php ^[4]

Tip 5 - 10 Things to do with Your Old Television

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thomas Worrilow | permalink

You recently purchased a brand new HDTV. Now it’s time to junk…wait! Don’t throw the television away! There still is a lot of potential sitting there in the corner of the basement. Here are some ideas to help you conserve and stay “green.”...

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