We live in an era of big screen monitors and wall-mounted televisions. But every year, new devices means more TV recycling of old sets.
The holidays bring fun, food, family and memories. And for many people, it also brings an inordinate amount of excess trash and debris to be disposed of. Getting rid of all the paper and packaging can be challenging enough, but having to get rid of old electronics can be downright troublesome.
With the advent of large, flat screen TVs, it seems that every year millions of American households find themselves with newer, bigger screens. And this means that there are potentially millions of "old" screens and monitors that end up looking for a home or being tossed out somewhere.
How Are You Going to Dispose of Your Old TV?
There are a few issues to consider with electronic waste disposal, also known as e-waste disposal. Because of the number of laws and regulations, especially in states such as California, many items such as monitors, TVs, and even cell phones cannot be simply tossed in the trash. What's more, when you want to properly dispose of a computer monitor - particularly any old CRT devices you still have around - the process takes time, effort and money.
Currently, the total amount of e-waste only makes up of 2% of the municipal waste stream in America. But that quantity is growing and those items are among the most toxic. While these things are perfectly safe while they sit around in your home, it's when they are broken apart or left to rot and rust that all sorts of toxic materials can seep out. Among the major offenders are lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and barium.
According to the website Earth911.com, e-waste disposal and recycling is a challenge:
Televisions, old VCRs, DVD players, stereos, copiers, fax machines, tablets, computers, and plenty more electronic devices all become e-waste as soon as they are not wanted anymore.
E-waste isn’t always easy and convenient to recycle. Local governments often have e-waste collection days a few times a year, but that means that homeowners have to store the unwanted items in the meantime.
Got a New TV? The Day After
We’ve all had that same difficult experience trying to move an old, boxy, heavy TV set. It’s almost as if those old televisions are built with the purpose of scraping your hands and hurting your back. That might be why so many people still have old TVs sitting around their homes, taking up space and collecting dust. Sometimes it seems easier to simply hide them in the garage somewhere with the intent to dispose of them later.
The other reason getting rid of a TV is difficult is because they are considered e-waste, or electronic waste items. Television sets contain harmful chemicals that will pollute our local environment if they are thrown into a landfill or any other improper disposal location. That’s why TV disposal needs to be taken seriously - both for the health of the person attempting to carry the set and for the health of our environment.
Electronic waste recycling is the way to go.
There is After-the-Holidays Help for Your Electronic Junk Hauling
Junk King provides an efficient, safe and eco-friendly TV disposal service to make the whole process easy for you. Our experienced television removal team will have the manpower to haul off that old TV set without damaging any of your home on the way out. We’ll do all the heavy lifting - no need to carry items out to the curb. Finally, we’ll make sure that the TV is disposed of at a proper recycling facility so that it doesn’t do any harm to our ecosystem.
Ready to get rid of your old TV?
It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3. You make an appointment by booking online above or by calling 1.888.888.JUNK (5865). Our professional and insured TV disposal team will show up at your home or office; we call 15 minutes before we arrive on site and we’ll give you a free estimate based on how much room your items take up in our truck. You point and we haul your old TV set into our junk removal trucks, with no hidden fees.
