What do I do with broken monitors?

[Winchester]

What do I do with broken monitors? It is right to just chunk them in the dumpster? I know there a at least some harmful materials in the monitor, but I do not want to pay $ to have someone take them.

 

[jpeyton]

Find an empty field and pull an Office Space on it.

 

[Winchester]

Ive already thought of that, but isnt it dangerous to bust the tube?

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Originally posted by: Winchester
Ive already thought of that, but isnt it dangerous to bust the tube?

Wear safety glasses...Tubes implode, not explode.

 

[StraightPipe]

shotgun is best, specially if you cover it in gasoline and light! (i've done this)

oh yeah, the surgeon general recommends wearing safety glasses and a gas mask!

 

[crypticlogin]

... but I do not want to pay $ to have someone take them.

Unfortunately, if you want peace of mind of not dumping those chemicals haphazardly, paying someone (directly or indirectly) to handle it is about the only choice you really have. There's likely a local or state agency that handles the disposal of household hazardous waste?

It cost me $5 to recycle mine at the county depot.

 

[josedawg]

Dont quote me on this, but I THINK Dell used to take old hazardous PC parts (like monitors) for free, and disposed of them for you. I dont recall their link but just scour their website. I hope its still free.

 

[Corporate Thug]

gasoline + lighter

 

[Winchester]

Dell charges now! Already saw that.

 

[Ionizer86]

Search online for waste transfer locations (where you drop off hazardous household stuff). I have one by my local wal-mart where I can drop old electronics off (or pick up some old pieces) for free. Once, when i was tossing out a 60MHz Pentium box (with the good stuff scrapped), I found a 16MB Simm. Now my Brother printer has 18MB ram...score!

 

[ethebubbeth]

monitor toss competition! lan-central style

 

[Winchester]

wonderful options guys, but breaking them more doesnt get rid of them

 

[vaporize]

Originally posted by: Winchester
wonderful options guys, but breaking them more doesnt get rid of them

depends on how much you break it into. anywho, just throw the thing on the highway and everything will just work out.

 

[Winchester]

lmao, mental picture!

 

[anandfan]

Just paid $10 to a recycler to get them to take it. Felt like just tossing it in a dumpster, but my eco-conscience prevailed.

 

[dkozloski]

The environmental hazard associated with a monitor comes from the high lead content of the glass that makes up the faceplate of the CRT. Anything else is more theoretical that real. The only way the lead is going to leave the glass is if it is disposed of in an acidic area otherwise it is there forever. Like a lot of environmental BS most of the turmoil comes from a political agenda based on junk science rather than a real threat.

 

[Corporate Thug]

throw it in a trash bin