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Goodwill locations take in old electronics and if they are not reusable they will recycle them. They've partnered with Dell. http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/pressoffice/en/2008/2008_10_09_rr_000?c=us&l=en&s=corp Richard Wiggins wrote: > Does MSU sponsor any organized collection drives for recycling CRT > televisions and computer monitors? A bunch of searching finds nothing > at MSU, but there are some upcoming events in the area. > > Disposal of CRT monitors and televisions will peak massively in 2009 > because: people are buying laptops instead of desktops, people are > buying LCD displays to replace desktop CRT monitors, and people are > replacing CRT televisions with flat panels -- all in record numbers. In > particular, February 17, 2009 will cause a huge spike of CRTs in area > landfills. > > I personally need to dispose of 4 CRT monitors and televisions, so I > searched for community efforts. Unfortunately searches for such programs > don't turn up anything at MSU. You find lots of "eat your spinach" > announcements telling people what a great idea it is to recycle CRTs, > but I'm not finding any organized efforts. > > -- From www.msu.edu <http://www.msu.edu>, searches such as "dispose CRT" > or "recycle TV" find documents, some quite old, on why it's a good idea, > but zero info on actual campus or community events or programs. > > -- From recycle.msu.edu <http://recycle.msu.edu>. these searches find > nothing. Featured info links are telephone directories, flourescent > tubes, and transparencies. > > -- At bespartangreen.msu.edu <http://bespartangreen.msu.edu> you can't > search for this -- there is no search box. "News and Events" describes > recycling efforts in Snyder-Phillips and in library restrooms -- for > Fall, 2007 -- nothing about CRTs or televisions. > > Some poking around did reveal two events coming up sponsored by the City > of Lansing in January and February. > > /rich > > http://www.lansingmi.gov/Lansing/gogreen/freeewastecoll09.pdf > > FREE TV AND COMPUTER RECYCLING EVENTS COMING > SOON TO LANSING! > Event is Open to Everyone! > (Please call ahead to arrange time for large loads) > Dates: > (Rain or Shine!) > Saturday, January 10, 2009 > Saturday, February 7, 2009 > Time: > 9am—2pm > Location: > Ingham County Road Commission, 5613 S. Aurelius Rd. > (between Jolly and Miller) > > Items Accepted Include: > · Televisions—All sizes > · PC's, desktops, towers, servers, all in ones (apple imac) or notebooks > · Computer monitors (14", 15", 17", 19", 21", CRT or LCD type) > · Printers > · Computer parts such as floppies, hard drives, memory, circuit boards, > anything you would find in a PC, scanners, UPS's > · Cell Phones > > Get FREE discount coupons for new electronics! > Questions? Contact Waste Reduction Services at 517-483-4400 or > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Hosted by The City of Lansing and Classic Computer Inc. > Special thanks to the Ingham County Road Commission for use of their > facility. > City of Lansing, > Virg Bernero, Mayor -- John Callaghan [log in to unmask]