I think the usual procedure has been to surplus the undesired CRTs - if they can sell the units they will, and they recycle non-saleable surplus.

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Jack Kramer
Computer Systems Specialist
University Relations, Michigan State University
517-884-1231
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Wiggins
Sent: Sun 12/07/2008 11:38
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Subject: [MSUNAG] CRT recycling in MSU, greater Lansing communities?

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