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In this digital world of ours, televisions and computer monitors have become cornerstones to almost every we do. Right now there’s also about one cell phone per person in the United States (300 million cell phones) and the number is climbing fast.
Considering that there are about 139 million homes in the United States, it is pretty staggering that 121 million of those households – approximately 87 percent – have at least one television. Many of these homes actually have multiple televisions and ten or more devices, on average.
Fortunately, at Junk King, we take all kinds of e-waste, including:
- – Computers
- – Monitors
- – Printers
- – Tablets
- – MP3 players
- – Copy Machines
- – Shredders
- – DVD players
- – Blu Ray players
- – Video game consoles
- – Televisions
- And much more!
In terms of TV recycling, there are dozens of components on the inside and outside of your television that can be recycled and used again. Your television can be taken as part of Junk King’s full-service junk removal before going to a special processing facility.
Why, How, and Where are Televisions Recycled?
Televisions are sent to a special processing facility, where they are taken apart. The reason your old television needs to be taken apart is that it contains both valuable parts – precious and semi-precious metals, for instance – and dangerous components – such as mercury, lead, and cadmium.
Responsibly Disposing of Electronic Waste
Popping your old laptop, desktop, monitor, or television in the trash may well be illegal in your area because these and other electronic devices (e.g., tablets) contain hazardous materials and toxic materials. The Environmental Protection Agency recognizes these hazardous materials and toxic materials as dangerous to the overall environment because they pollute the local water, air, and soil through landfills.
The folks at the Environmental Protection Agency are cheering on the government’s plan to clean up the state of TV recycling. The National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship is a way to help coordinate the manufacture of safer electronics and proper disposal of harmful components in old electronic devices.
At Junk King North Shore, we’re also working to reduce the damage done by exporting electronic waste. Junk King works with local electronics recyclers to keep more valuable resources from being shipped overseas, where they can contribute to e-waste pollution in less developed countries.
Vast Majority of Television Component Recyclable
The staggering part about TV recycling is that 98 percent of your old television, on average, can be recycled. Why then are television left to rot in landfills? Although there’s no one answer to that question, the more televisions that can be recycled, the better.
Recycling televisions en masse lowers landfill pollution, keeps more valuable resources in circulation (reduces the need for mining), and makes it more affordable to make and buy televisions.
This is obvious because TV recycling means salvaging precious metals inside and, because recycling is much more economical than mining anew, the lower manufacturing costs can be passed on to the consumer. In fact, smart televisions are cheaper than ever, to the tune of a 4K HDR (high-dynamic range) 65-inch television for potentially under $500.
If you do buy one of these newer televisions sets, then make sure to do the right thing and recycle your old television the right way. TV recycling with Junk King is a one-stop-shop option because at Junk King we’ll come to your home or business and handle the labor, transportation, and TV recycling for you.
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Plastic and Wood
The plastic and wood from the exterior of your television can be sold on the commodities market after being safely removed from your old television unit. And, although gold and silver may hog the limelight in terms of being precious metals, copper is another precious metal likely found inside your television (and other electronics).
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Gold Hides Inside
Your old electronics, including no-longer-needed televisions, invariably contain palladium and platinum, as well. Gold, aside from being used for currencies and jewelry, is an essential ingredient in circuit boards, connectors, and contacts in these various electronics. Because gold is scarce and energy- and labor-intensive to mine, the more that can be kept circulating through TV recycling and recovery the better.
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Copper Valuable, Too
The same goes for copper, which is a coveted resource because of its use as an electrical conductor and broad industrial use of copper wiring. Copper wiring is needed for the generation and transmission of power as well as telecommunications, power distribution throughout neighborhoods, and tomorrow’s electronic circuit boards.
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Keeping Lead Out of Landfills
The fact is that even the glass from your old cathode-ray tube television can be recycled, though this typically contains significant amounts (a few pounds) of lead. That means that old CRT televisions are particularly problematic to throw away in landfills, and they probably can’t be in your municipal trash either. TV recycling is the way to go, and at Junk King, we’re North America’s ‘greenest’ junk removal company.
Ready to Get Started? Contact Junk King
For residential and commercial e-waste disposal, call 1-888-888-5865 (JUNK) or text a photo to 1-737-888-5865 (JUNK) to receive an accurate estimate and set up a date and time for your next junk haul appointment. At Junk King, you can expect prompt and friendly service from an insured staff dedicated to efficiency.
You might also consider using Junk King’s online pricing estimator to discover how much full-service junk removal of a few pieces of electronics would cost. It might be much more affordable than you’d imagine because at Junk King we coordinate our drivers efficiently to lower gas costs and pass on the savings to customers.
You can also get on the road to TV recycling by booking an appointment with Junk King online today. At Junk King, we offer something unique known as the ‘100% guarantee’, which means that we’ll provide a written offer guaranteed to beat a written estimate from valid competitors. Junk King offers the best service in the industry and we’ll give you fair, transparent prices every time, whether you’re a business owner or homeowner looking to declutter or downsize.
