Office Depot accepting old computers including CRT"s for recycling for FREE!`

[bdjohnson]

linky

this is an awesome way to get rid of old crt's which usually cost lots of money to take to the dump.

 

[MadPeriot]

Originally posted by: bdjohnson
linky

this is an awesome way to get rid of old crt's which usually cost lots of money to take to the dump.

Hey thats cool. Thanks for the info.

 

[MikePanic]

now i can finally get rid of my 2 year old blown 17" crt

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: MikePanic
now i can finally get rid of my 2 year old blown 17" crt

why not selling them locally? someone may want it for 20 bucks

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: MikePanic
now i can finally get rid of my 2 year old blown 17" crt

why not selling them locally? someone may want it for 20 bucks

Its broken?

I don't know if theres much of a market for broken monitors.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

one per day? Man, I have like 5 old apple monitors that need to go

 

[Zee]

wtf. I left mine in the front of my house and the garbage man took it. Didn't know that's not the proper way to dispose of it...

 

[Jeraden]

That promo makes it sound like they are doing you a favor by letting you bring the computer for them to take it off your hands. The garbagemen take it off my hands for free too and I don't have to lug it into a store. Whats wrong with throwing computers away in the garbage?

 

[skace]

What the garbageman doesn't take, my neighboors help themselves to.

 

[Amused]

I have NEVER had a problem getting rid of old junk like broken TVs, old furniture or monitors. Simply leave it out at the curb and someone will pick it up. Junk dealers cruise the streets looking for this stuff.

Hell, in CA I left my mom's old broken vacuum on the curb and it was gone in 20 minutes.

 

[FuZoR]

garbageman should be able to take monitors... in nyc your limited to 6 big objects on garbage day

 

[Bassyhead]

nice

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: Jeraden
Whats wrong with throwing computers away in the garbage?

lead and mercury for starters.

It's stuff that doesn't need to end up sitting in a landfill and contaminating our water supply.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory

Originally posted by: Jeraden
Whats wrong with throwing computers away in the garbage?

lead and mercury for starters.

It's stuff that doesn't need to end up sitting in a landfill and contaminating our water supply.

IIRC, 1/3 the weight of a CRT-based monitor or TV is lead.