Hazardous Components: Household appliances may also contain hazardous components, including used oil, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and mercury. For example, the cooling circuit contains oil that can be contaminated with ODS
refrigerant. Some refrigerators and chest freezers manufactured prior to 2000 have mercury-containing components (i.e., switches and relays). Appliances manufactured prior to 1979 may contain PCB capacitors. For this reason, appliances should be recycled by facilities that safely remove these components prior to shredding and recycling. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has more information on mercury and PCBs contained in home appliances.
Safe Disposal of Refrigerated Household Appliances: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | Ozone Layer Protection - Regulatory Programs | US EPA
I found this on Google. IMO and it strictly my opinion if you have a large number of them just sitting around and any govt agency comes buy it could be a pain in the butt. I would think broken CRT's, or any materials that could contain haz. materials could lead to a mandatory clean up. The cost would be insane. I personally would not roll the dice and would just haul them in and take the win. If I was not worried about any unwanted eyes then it would be time to get out the grinder and get funky.
Also in Pa the first step I was told to take was to get a DEP, Department of Environmental Protection #. As such any yard would be expected to have these materials and treat them correctly. My operation is in a 2400 S.F. building I own. I just keep stuff here and breakdown, process, and store it here.
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