CRT tube disposal

Originally Posted by faulguy

Best Buy now accepting monitors for free
http://resource-recycling.com/node/2278

If they can be stripped like PTS is asking, then this is a GOLDMINE for me! There is a Best Buy in my town. Will be contacting them tomorrow.

Originally Posted by wiscrapman

hey georgeb did you find out if the tvs can be stripped when taken them to best buy?

Unfortunately, I forgot to ask, so I have to re-call them tomorrow to see. I know in a video that they have, the show their entire recycle process. They do what we do with them....take out the wires, circuit boards, yokes, etc. They also safely dispose of the tubes and plastic as well.

On their website, when you select the state your in, it talks about only 1 or 2 per household or something.

However, judging from the article from the link above, I don't believe that their site has been updated to reflect all their new changes.

So, as mentioned, tomorrow I will see how many I can bring in at a time, if they can be stripped or if they will be ignored, etc.

I will also be contacting more Goodwills as well.

Not sure if you ever bought those 200 tvs or not George, but at that auction PTS and I were at last Sat they were begging someone to take 35 ish tvs for $1. So avoid paying, your really doing them a favor just by taking them.

Originally Posted by KZBell

Not sure if you ever bought those 200 tvs or not George, but at that auction PTS and I were at last Sat they were begging someone to take 35 ish tvs for $1. So avoid paying, your really doing them a favor just by taking them.

hmmm didn't know I said I would be paying for them...my apologies if I had. They were all FREE.

The contractor didn't know what to do with them, so he was giving them away for FREE.

Unfortunately for me, he must have given them to someone else, as he never returned my phone call or email.

Would have been nice, but that is how the business goes. Win some, lose some, but you keep on trucking!

Also, unless it is at a auction, I wouldn't ever pay for them.

I don't ever pay for anything. I charge people depending on location, quantity, and how much work is involved.

Yeah, I know that some do pay, but I never have, but because I treat them VIP style, never had an issue with people paying me.

Now, as I grow, and I come across what is a goldmine to me, then yeah, I will throw some cash at it, to ensure I do get it though lol

Must have been a different thread I was thinking of George...for some reason I thought you were having to pay some due to the quantity involved.

Best Buy doesn't do any of the recycling themselves... all of it is outsourced to 4-5 companies nationwide.

Originally Posted by Ewasted

Best Buy doesn't do any of the recycling themselves... all of it is outsourced to 4-5 companies nationwide.

And best buy won't take any TVs larger than 32"

Originally Posted by Filthy

And best buy won't take any TVs larger than 32"

Might be before they changed. The lady told me, that the square tvs can only be 32" but the flat panel can be up to either 40 or 50 something inches.

Originally Posted by Ewasted

Best Buy doesn't do any of the recycling themselves... all of it is outsourced to 4-5 companies nationwide.

That is correct. If you watch their video, they even state that it is out sourced, and that the company's MUST follow their STRICT recycling policies.