6 Dec
1999
6 Dec
'99
7:30 p.m.
Upon the date 12:29 PM 12/6/99 -0800, Mike Ford said something like:
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<Disposing of monitors/CRTs>
BTW you might want to check with your trash company,
many places do NOT
allow a monitor or other large tube device into a landfill. If they find
one, and it still has your property tag on it, you could get a nasty fine.
Indeed so. I have just been emailing with a fellow who is a consultant to
the EPA and had contacted me for feedback as to what I do with defective
CRTs. He told me that Massachusetts has banned CRTs from landfills within
their state. Reason basically is the volume they take up. MA has a new law
promulgated which prohibits creation of new landfills so you can imagine
the remaining ones are a rather limited resource. (So watch out Allison and
Megan! :)
What do the rest of you folks do to get shed of dud CRTs? I suppose the big
scrappers handle recycling of the CRT glass through an outfit specifically
geared toward CRT recycling. I found there are at least 16 outfits
worldwide who either broker or actually recycle CRT glass and CRT byproducts.
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL: http://www.antiquewireless.org/