It's getting hard to even give away CRT TV's

[DavGoodlin]

At the S.A. fambly store near where I work, it is an unofficial e-waste drop off. Over 2 years, I rescued about a dozen or more small screen sets ranging from 1970 to 1984. I go by every week and EASILY spot something that is not black-gray plastic. TVTim finally got a remote control (!) 15" 1972 RCA BW thanks to this SA. I have several 12" BWs, all working with minimal effort.

Unlike the county I live in, which has a free drop off for CRT and other household "hazmats", waste management in the county this SA is in charges to dispose of CRT sets. Apparently, folks were dropping them off there after hours or after a donation was refused.

These will get recycled otherwise and SA just palletizes wraps and they go somewhere. I often pick one up while they're open and if I'm asked to, make a donation. The facility where I live will not let you take anything though. I have tried to get them to understand, through pictures of what they should sell, not recycle!