I started in February, and I have scrapped 50 CRTs now. I took my scrap to the yard, and here are my results.
Low Grade Board...162 lbs @ 0.10
#1 Bare Bright...39 lbs @ 3.15
#2 Tubing/Bus Bar...12 lbs @ 2.65
Wire...20 lbs @ 1.00
Sheet Al...38 lbs @ 0.48
Stainless Steel...1 lb @ 0.59
for a total of $210. Thank you Rockaway Recycling. Although its to much work for to little money, but i can't complain its money i didn't have before.
I will now change how I break apart and organize some things with what they told me today. such as...
-they classified the copper from the yokes as this #2. I was separating the nice ones away from the ones i couldn't get the glue off, but they just threw them in together. that will be easier, because it will be that much less cleaning of them.
-the insulated wire...i was cutting the ends off and putting them in their own bucket. they wouldn't even take the cut off ends. they told me to leave them on and i will still get the $1/lb. i lost out on another 10 or 15 lbs just in cutting the ends. also a time saver not having to worry about that.
i didn't take everything such as all the cords (maybe ill strip them), shred and larger stainless steel. the stainless steel that i did bring was the pieces that hold the yoke on the tube. they didn't believe me that it was stainless so they tested it, and in fact it was.
magnets...on their site they take AlNiCo magnets for $1/lb. i found this interesting so i called and asked if it included speaker magnets, sure enough the guy on the phone said yes. though when i got there today they wouldn't take them. he would have to have his boss look at them. ill swing by this week and try again.
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