Got some attitude at the good will yesterday. - Page 2

Originally Posted by Bear

exactly what i was saying SSA, too tired for me = go on home. I can tell when I've had my fill of shopping, i get too quick too

I actually was having a crappy day a couple of years ago and the guy ahead of me in a checkout line was yapping on his flip phone in a checkout line with a sign saying no cell phone use in line. He was ignoring the cashier and yapping away while it was his turn. I still can't believe I did this but I grabbed his phone and flipped it shut.



The guy spun around with an angry look on his face but I guess my look told him not to push it. The dangerous mood was broken when other patrons began to applaud. He grinned, I grinned, we apologized to one another and concluded our business, shaking hands before we left.

So, as I get the TVs, I take a sledge, knock enough of the back off, to grab the degaussing cable and yoke and some of the wire, and then leave the rest and dump it.

What, you don't own a screwdriver?? I am speechless.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

What, you don't own a screwdriver?? I am speechless.

I own plenty of tools.

however, since no one takes them then what is the point since they are going to the trash, and yes, I know it was a smart aleck comment.

This is what I am up against here in mass
Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (MassDEP) regulations state:
Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) from television and
computer monitors are prohibited from all
Massachusetts solid waste disposal facilities.
Thus Natick cannot accept them in trash
collection. These are banned due to the lead
content in the cathode ray tubes.
The Town of Natick will collect and recycle
these items. Computers and televisions are
$25.00 each and are collected as bulky waste.
Please call the Sanitation Division for information.

Goodwill Only accepts working TV's with a remote here in Mass. and refers you to Nh. or Ri. for all other computers and Tv's

There are a lot of electronic recycling companies here in Mass. but it looks like they only accept trailer truck loads by there web sites .

Bandit

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Yeah, it is so irresponsible for me, because I make the rules and regulations for the companies that are SUPPOSED to be recycling these themselves.

I have contacted everyone within a good reasonable driving distance, and no one will accept them gutted. Heck, i have even told them that i would give them to them ungutted, and still no go. Everyone has told me the same thing, they MUST be working and have a remote.

The landfills here that I take everyone junk related to, recycle everything that they get. They have areas for junk, construction debri, mulch, brush debri, you name it. The only thing that actually gets put in the ground, is biodegradable stuff.

The landfills recycle everything and get paid for it all.

I wish I didnt have to resort to trash or the landfill, but I have no choice. So, as I get the TVs, I take a sledge, knock enough of the back off, to grab the degaussing cable and yoke and some of the wire, and then leave the rest and dump it.

When a organization around here actually will take them, then I will be happier than a kid on Christmas to take them to them ungutted.

Might want to change your website

https://www.viprecycling.com/

Code:

"We are committed to keeping all electronic devices out of our landfills!

We pickup, process (break down, seperate), then ship all electronic items to our buyers who recycle the items in a friendly, eco friendly manner."

Throwing CRT glass into a land fill is not an "eco friendly manner."

As a business if you are accepting CRT's then you should be finding an outlet for them regardless if you have to pay or not. If it costs $10 per CRT to dispose then you pass that to your customers not the environment.

Originally Posted by drozenski

Might want to change your website

https://www.viprecycling.com/

Code:

"We are committed to keeping all electronic devices out of our landfills!

We pickup, process (break down, seperate), then ship all electronic items to our buyers who recycle the items in a friendly, eco friendly manner."

Throwing CRT glass into a land fill is not an "eco friendly manner."

As a business if you are accepting CRT's then you should be finding an outlet for them regardless if you have to pay or not. If it costs $10 per CRT to dispose then you pass that to your customers not the environment.

Do I tell you how to run your business? No, I do not, so do likewise.

Also, when you strip them, all you have left is the glass and plastic. Which, as i mentioned before the landfill RECYCLES them. The landfill sell the plastic and glass to someone. Who, well you can call them to ask that question.

No respectable landfill will put stuff that is non biodegradable in the ground. If they do, then report them to the EPA.

I get to make money off the #2 copper and wire, and they make money off the leaded glass and plastic. Win win for everyone.

However, i have been thinking and will implement a new idea, that will make me more money. For the most part 8 to 9 out of 10 TVs that I get all work anyways. So, I will simply just sell them for ridiculously low prices. i belong to a ton of groups online and offline that will love to get a new tv for their kids's room or a small den, or any other reason.

You can think of me what you like Drozenski. But if I was the real "bad guy" that you want to make me out to be, i would simply go in back alleys, or river beds, and dump them. However, I am not like that. Also, you have contacts that i don't have, so just because you have resources for things, doesnt mean we all do.


@parrothead, my appologies for high jacking this thread.

I kindly did a search based on my faulty memory of where you said your located George. I recalled Manassas,va. but wasn't sure. So I looked up neighboring Fairfax..all of 10 minutes from you if not in rush hour traffic. I know..I lived in both for a good many years.

Taken directly from Electric Sunday*- Fairfax County, Virginia

" Fairfax County residents can recycle televisions, computers and peripheral devices – including keyboards, speakers, printers, external drives and other such materials – and unbroken fluorescent light bulbs and tubes on Electric Sundays. There is No Charge for Fairfax County residents to participate in Electric Sunday; however, they may be required to show proof of residency. This year’s Electric Sunday events are scheduled monthly through November.
Upcoming 2012 Dates

All events are held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Aug. 26: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Sept. 23: I-95 Landfill Complex, 9850 Furnace Road, Lorton, VA 22079
Oct. 21: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Nov. 18: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030

For additional information, please contact us at 703-324-5230, TTY 711. "

Yes I'm aware it says resident. Surely you know someone who lives in Fairfax County. It's quite big with 1 mil + in residents last I checked. And if not I'm sure the family and friends I still have in the area would gladly go with or for you if it meant those tv's being disposed of properly. Otherwise I'd highly suggest charging a disposal fee, or just not accepting them. Actually I take that back..use a freaking screwdriver, or drill or whatever if your going to accept them and then leave'm on the curb. Certainly is a tad more professional and look a helluva lot better.

Jus' saying..

Or hey, I'll be up that way in Sept. $7 a tv/monitor and I'll take'm back with me! :P An yes I'll still save you a cold one from the traveling cooler G. We can disagree and all still get along!

Sirscrapalot - Not a fan of going all smashy smash on tvs/monitors.

PS - Link to Loudoun county Recycling event..nearby also....Loudoun County, VA - Official Website - County Electronics Events

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

I kindly did a search based on my faulty memory of where you said your located George. I recalled Manassas,va. but wasn't sure. So I looked up neighboring Fairfax..all of 10 minutes from you if not in rush hour traffic. I know..I lived in both for a good many years.

Taken directly from Electric Sunday*- Fairfax County, Virginia

" Fairfax County residents can recycle televisions, computers and peripheral devices – including keyboards, speakers, printers, external drives and other such materials – and unbroken fluorescent light bulbs and tubes on Electric Sundays. There is No Charge for Fairfax County residents to participate in Electric Sunday; however, they may be required to show proof of residency. This year’s Electric Sunday events are scheduled monthly through November.
Upcoming 2012 Dates

All events are held from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Aug. 26: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Sept. 23: I-95 Landfill Complex, 9850 Furnace Road, Lorton, VA 22079
Oct. 21: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Nov. 18: I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030

For additional information, please contact us at 703-324-5230, TTY 711. "

Yes I'm aware it says resident. Surely you know someone who lives in Fairfax County. It's quite big with 1 mil + in residents last I checked. And if not I'm sure the family and friends I still have in the area would gladly go with or for you if it meant those tv's being disposed of properly. Otherwise I'd highly suggest charging a disposal fee, or just not accepting them. Actually I take that back..use a freaking screwdriver, or drill or whatever if your going to accept them and then leave'm on the curb. Certainly is a tad more professional and look a helluva lot better.

Jus' saying..

Or hey, I'll be up that way in Sept. $7 a tv/monitor and I'll take'm back with me! :P An yes I'll still save you a cold one from the traveling cooler G. We can disagree and all still get along!

Sirscrapalot - Not a fan of going all smashy smash on tvs/monitors.

PS - Link to Loudoun county Recycling event..nearby also....Loudoun County, VA - Official Website - County Electronics Events

I appreciate you taking the time to look it all up. However, that is the landfill that I use, as they are the cheapest in the area, but accept EVERYTHING as you know already, im sure.

I pay what i consider a small amount to get rid of a trailer load of tvs.

Also, I dont make a mess. Only mess that you see on the tvs is a medium sized hold in the back. When I am done, I shove the broken plastic back into the carcass, and to the landfill it goes, or to the trashmen.

To be honest, been a long time since i gave any to the trash guys. Normally, i break the TVs down from the junk jobs on spot, and away they go.

And yes, before someone says something, my clients do ask me sometimes why i do it. I tell them, and they tell me that is a good idea.

Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

Haha fair enough figured ya knew about it, but you never know. For any others in the Northern Va area..not sure on Fairfax county, but with Loudon's electronic day, you can drop up to 12 for free.

What got me was the smash with a sledge part, that sets up bells in my head for when them fools come along and smash the tubes an make a huge ol'mess. I see sledge, tv, curb..an../rage! :P

I shoulda known better though, you come off as a stand up guy, so it irked me to read it the way I did. My apologies to you sir!

Sirscrapalot - Needs to reread slower specially on these kinda topics.

No need to apologize. I would have thought the same thing myself, I am sure.

I just use a small sledge as it is the easiest thing available to make a big enough hold. Then I reach in, yank the degausing cable and yoke and what wire i can grab, and done.

I dont care for the curbside shoppers that smash and go either. They give everyone else a bad reputation.

I am very careful and conscious about things that I do. I have to small children to come home to every day, so the little bit of dollars isnt working leaving a big mess, and having the cops track me down lol

What got me was, that i figured at least 1 out of the 10 Goodwills around would take them, but nope.