Experienced Scrapper
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Ok, so i have a question. On any given night I usually pass up like at least 10 old crt tvs. The guy i used to scrap with always took a hammer and busted a hole in the back and broke the glass and took the copper, but it lets som kind of gas out and makes a HUGE mess in my driveway, so i've kinda said **** it and just passed them up. is there an easy way to recover the copper and if so what is the amount of cash on average for a crt tv? thanks!
Thornton Scrapper
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Unscrew the back and unscrew the 2 clips. cut the wire and twist it off. Not sure the $ amount per tv all different sizes. I throw them in a box after i smash the plastic off
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Their is no "gas" being released. It's a vacuum. So when broken, it's actually sucking air in.
I would recommend NOT "smashing" the glass, because it contains large amounts of lead and phosphorous. Really bad for the environment, and you.
If you're going to scrap TV's/CRT's, do it responsibly.
As for how much you can make. Somewhere between $1-$7. All depends on what you have. Only way to know is too pick them up and figure it out.
Good luck!
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Only pick them up if you have a way to recycle the tube and plastic, don't just leave a mess for someone else to clean up.
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Experienced Scrapper
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The trash guys here pick them up if they are broken open as long as they are in the bin.Originally Posted by Mechanic688
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Lucky you. If you're going to go into tv recycling big time, i would recommend finding a different way to recycle them.
Because "i throw them in my trash bin, no problem!" sounds bad for business.
Experienced Scrapper
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Plastic could go straight in my recycle bin, only problem would be the glass.
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Staples will take the computer monitors any condition. I just dropped a load off yesterday. Best Buy will take the tv's any condition. So take want you want off the tv, responsibly of course, then take the rest to places like these.
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Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
Honestly, I'm surprised everyone is being so nice...if you go under the escrap section theirs tons of discussions, I think even a few pictures, and there's even a video or two in the video section.
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Mr. Wolf, since you have a photographic memory I would encourage to you first...Take a speed reading coarse via the internet so that you can then spend some time cruising the old posts on the forum. This would benefit you in the wallet, give you a clue as to what most think are ethical practices and lastly, give you the opportunity to answer the questions people ask on a ongoing basis rather then taking the time to look for themselves.
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesaler
Certified Zip-Tie Mechanic
"Give them enough so they can do something with it, but not too much that they won't do nothing."
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Carefully unscrew the jacket and cut it all out.theres about half a pound to a pound of copper in TVs from the 1990s
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Proper disposal/recycling of the tubes is about $ .10 per lb.
I hate dealing with them but, you gotta take the good with the bad.
a safer way to scrap a tv
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
LMAO! I'm gonna start wiping my screens off as a tribute. One thing to add...where is you eye protection mister? sorry, one more thing to add...for those who haven't done this, before tearing into one be sure that you know for a fact that it hasn't been plugged in for 2 weeks. Otherwise you need to discharge the capacitor. If you don't know how, either research or leave it in the shed for 2 weeks.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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Good tutorial but, you really need to recycle everything.
I have to clean the plastic of metal, remove and properly recycle the tube (at the aforementioned $ .10 per pound).
Wish it was that easy.
Not that I haven't done this when I was beginning in the business and broke.
Many a TV tube was tossed into a dumpster.
Experienced Scrapper
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anyone now what that silvery looking thing is its connected to the end of the tube it doesn't look like its connecting anythingbut its thick and bright silvery its not a cable. ill take a picture if youvdont understand what I'm asking?
Experienced Scrapper
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consensus is that it is not worth the effort to remove it sars.
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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The electron gun.
Stainless.
If you break the tube to get to it it's nearly impossible to recycle.
Speaking of which, anyone know any companies that will accept CRT cullet?
An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.
-Dylan Thomas
Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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These guys recycle CRTs. They probably charge. Also, I don't know the quantities they require.
http://simsrecycling.com/products-an...rt-processing-
Crt & Ewaste Specialist
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Talked to my garbage men this week about the crt tubes they take. Turns out they got a buyer or something like that (not good English) They just asked not to break them up, and no more then 20 a week per house. i thought they didnt like me, glad that wasn't true.
O yeah and if you need to get rid of more then 20 a week you can drive them down yourself and get rid of them. (didnt want to be the a$$hat saying go dump ur CRTs on the curb)
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