You know you can recycle cans, glass, and paper. How about other recyclable items? At Gold Circuit E-Cycling, we handle those “other” items. We handle the items that you may not know what to do with, or that you may not know are recyclable. Take electronics for example. Electronics recycling helps conserve resources and natural materials to help the environment. How many people are guilty of leaving an old sofa by the dumpster, or maybe an old microwave out by your trash in hopes someone will take it or it will get tossed? When electronics are left in landfills, their electronic waste can deposit harmful toxins into the ground below. We want to avoid that, which is why we care so much about what we do. We’re here on the blog to share some practical explanations on the importance of recycling items like these properly, and how we make it easy for you by handling the entire process.
The Price You Pay
Today, we’re
going to focus on recycling old televisions, or TVs. You may have gotten a new
TV and aren’t sure what to do with your old one. You may still have an old
rear-projection TV taking up room in your garage or your basement storage. The
responsible thing to do with these is to recycle them rather than just taking
to the city dump. However, it would be impossible to recycle a TV on your own
without the necessary equipment and tools to do so carefully and properly.
That’s where
we come in. While our services are not free, we offer a low cost of $20 per TV
(which is the price for the majority of the items we offer). Many city
landfills charge per carload anyways, and the positive about recycling these
items is that it’s the right thing to do for our environment.
Why do we Charge?
When it comes
to properly recycling electronics, there are many moving parts. Literally and
figuratively! Our facility, located at 2 Second Street in Palmer,
Massachusetts, has all the necessary equipment needed to break down, separate,
and then sort the recyclable materials and safely dispose of others. Our
business was created to responsibly and properly recycle the items you may not
know how to. We have business operation costs including salaries, machines, and
insurance. The list goes on and on. The end markets dictate what our charges
need to be, and the markets have yet to improve over the last 5 years. We do
what we can to keep recycling convenient AND affordable for you. We are in the
position to accept materials like TVs from the public and handle everything
that comes after. While it does have a fee, we believe that it’s important that
we all do our part to responsibly dispose of our materials.
TV Recycling
The TV is
made up of many small parts that you may not know about. The older the TV is,
it likely contains harmful chemicals and small parts that should be disposed of
properly. You should also consider that TVs have a variety of recyclable
materials within them, such as plastic and metal. The TV will be taken apart by
our trained professionals, and then separated into various parts. Some of these
parts include wood, plastic, metal, and copper. These are types of products
that can be reused and recycled into something new! There are many different
types of metals within the intricate wiring on a TV, and some of them contain
materials that are considered hazardous waste. For the environment and those of
us living in it (everyone!), its best to take a TV to a trusted facility like
ours to be properly handled. TVs can also contain leaded glass, cadmium,
mercury, and other parts that our professionals will be sure are disposed of
responsibly and recycled into new materials if possible.
Have
questions? Please don’t hesitate to ask. You can reach out to us via phone
(call or text) at 1-888-283-0007. We’re here to help you navigate the world of
e-cycling. You can find our website to learn more here. We are an environmentally conscious materials recycling company, and
we’re here for you.
Until next
time!
