[lug] Anyone else hate to get rid of old equipment?

[Carl Wagner]

Just curious about monitors.

How bad is it to dump the CRT in the dump?  Not the PCB and other parts, 
just the tube.
Yes it has lots of lead in the glass, but does it leach out, or does it 
just stay in the glass and therefore is rather inert?

I don't know what is inside the CRT that may be bad, possibly mercury?

Carl.



Bear Giles wrote:
> It is off of *Perl *and 49th
>
> I think you need to get away from the computer for a while.
>
> My pet peeve is people who just trash TVs and monitors.  Those things 
> have an immense amount of lead in the glass (and solder, of course).  
> I'll tell people about this when I see something listed on freecycle 
> (or whatever it's called now) but a lot of people can't be bothered.  
> Especially when they learn it costs $10 to drop it off, plus a $3 car 
> fee unless you strap it to the back of your bike.
>
>
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM, David L. Willson 
> <DLWillson at thegeek.nu <mailto:DLWillson at thegeek.nu>> wrote:
>
>     Perfect, Carl.
>
>     For those not in/near Boulder, here are a couple links to the
>     certifying organization:
>
>     http://e-stewards.org/
>     http://e-stewards.org/find-a-recycler/
>
>     I'll get this information to my customers.
>
>     Again, thanks!
>
>     David L. Willson
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>     ----- "Carl Wagner" <carl.wagner at verbalworld.com
>     <mailto:carl.wagner at verbalworld.com>> wrote:
>
>     > Look up C.H.A.R.M. in boulder.
>     >
>     > I think it is affiliated with EcoCycle. EcoCycle proper does not
>     take
>     >
>     > computer parts, just metal and normal recycling stuff. CHARM takes
>     > computer parts, computers and monitors, mice, keyboards, etc.
>     But you
>     > do
>     > have to pay to drop them off. I think mice and keyboards are free.
>     >
>     > It is sort of hard to find. It is off of Perl and 49th. It is on the
>     > same property as some sort of Boulder facility, down a longish
>     > driveway
>     > near the end of Old Perl (see link below).
>     >
>     > http://www.ecocycle.org/charm/index.cfm
>     >
>     > Carl.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > David L. Willson wrote:
>     > > ...
>     > >
>     > >> again, Boulder does have that huge EcoCycle facility as well
>     > compared
>     > >>
>     > > ...
>     > >
>     > > I'll look up EcoCycle, if you say they're trust-worthy.
>     > >
>     > > I'm looking for "We just take all your electronics junk and deal
>     > with it ~properly~." Not just for me, but also for my customers.
>     They
>     > don't want to deal with multiple disposal vendors. Some of them
>     would
>     > rather throw a UPS in the trash, rather than have to ~think~
>     about it.
>     > If I can offer a simple solution, most of them will do the right
>     > thing, and I can stop waking up to the sound of the planet
>     > screaming... :-O
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