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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, 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. these searches find nothing. Featured info links are telephone directories, flourescent tubes, and transparencies. -- At 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] 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