Recycling
The last post I wrote made me think I should pass on another gem we’ve found during our quest to rid our house of the extra “stuff.” We (and by we, I mean my fiancé) tend to accumulate electronics in various stages of functionality. Since the beginning of this effort, we have disposed – in one way or another – of eight CRT televisions and monitors. This was a huge relief to me. Even more of a relief is how easy this was!
We discovered Goodwill in the process. One of the TVs – a small one that was fully functional – we donated to Goodwill. It was as easy as handing it to them at the door. We sold two more on Craigslist. And one other (broken) TV we sold on eBay.
And finally, we recycled four TVs and monitors. I was prepared to shell out some money for this, knowing from a previous job that electronic recycling facilities, even county-run efforts like your local household hazardous waste facility, have to charge to break even. But a little research revealed that Best Buy will now accept almost ANY electronics for recycling! Even better, they charge $10 for CRTs but then help you out by giving you a $10 gift card to the store. That’s the best we’re going to get for an environmentally friendly disposal of these dinosaurs! Other items, like cell phones, printers, cables & such are all accepted free of charge at Best Buy. I hope this encourages you to recycle rather than trash those unwanted, outdated electronics.
By the way – you don’t need to search out the household hazardous waste facility to dispose of your burned out CFL lightbulbs, either. Home Depot accepts those free of charge.
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