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Purchasing a new TV is probably something most of do on a pretty regular basis. Whereas in the past most households only had one TV for the entire home, homeowners today most likely have a TV for every room in their home. Furthermore, the price of OLED, LED, and Smart TVs continue to drop, thus enticing homeowners to purchase the latest technology to improve their home entertainment systems. Despite this fact, it is also important to take into consideration the fact that disposing of older model TVs comes with a sizeable environmental footprint.
Once you do update your home entertainment system with the latest 60-inch smart TV, what are you supposed to do with those older, legacy TVs that you no longer need, and don’t necessarily want to store in your attic? Below, we take a look at some of the environmental implications that come with discarding old TVs. We then offer the best solution for how homeowners, residents, and business owners of San Fernando Valley can get rid of their used TVs in the most efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly way possible.
The Environmental Footprint of TVs: Why You Shouldn’t Just Throw you old TV Away
Most people have no idea what exactly is inside our TVs. As long as the screen and sound are working properly and we are able to enjoy our favorite shows and movies, then most of us are perfectly content to leave the TV hanging on the wall. However, inside our increasingly complex television sets can be found all different sorts of complex electronic components, including heavy metals, toxic chemicals, and other similar elements.
Most television sets are made from a mixture of metals, plastics, glass, fluorescent chemical coatings, solder, and silicon. Some TVs may also include trace amounts of heavy metals such as mercury, lead, gallium, selenium, arsenic, zinc, cobalt, tin, palladium and aluminum. Though many people may no longer have those older cathode ray tubes (CRT) televisions (box-style TVS), if you do have one of those sitting in a spare bedroom, they may contain even more hazardous elements. Cathode ray tube TVs are notorious for the large amount of lead that they include. According to one recent report by Oregon State University, “a cathode ray tube (CRT) that contains four to eight pounds of lead, plus cadmium, mercury, toxic solvents and chemicals.”
When you carelessly throw those old CRT TVs into the garbage, they may end up leaching out lead into the environment. If that lead contaminates local water sources, this can lead to serious and life-threatening health implications. Though some of the newer styles of TVs no longer contain lead, they do have their own environmental issues. Flat screen TVs and LED TVs, for example, rely on nitrogen trifluoride for their manufacture. Studies have found that this gas has an extremely high global warming potential and may be helping to drive global climate change.
One of the most serious environmental impacts that comes with television disposal is the fact that many people simply throw their old TVs away with the regular trash. It is estimated that the average household in the United States replaces its TV every four to five years. This obviously leads to an enormous amount of old TVs that eventually end up in our landfills. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that e-waste (including used TVs) account for 70 percent of the toxic waste leaching dangerous chemicals in our landfills, despite only accounting for 1 percent of the total volume of waste.
When improperly (and illegally) discarded into local landfills, these devices can leach dozens of the dangerous chemicals mentioned above into the soil, air, and local watersheds.
Junk King of San Fernando Valley: The Easy Solution for Environmentally Friendly TV Disposal
For individuals, homeowners, and business owners in San Fernando Valley, simply throwing away your old TV may land you a hefty fine. Many local governments around the southern California area are implementing strict regulations regarding the disposal of old TVs and other types of electronics and appliances. Also, because used TVs generally have lots of heavy metals and other components that have high value on the recycling market, many recycling organizations are also increasing their TV recycling offer.
Unfortunately, many homeowners, business owners, and other residents of San Fernando Valley simply don’t know where to take their old TVs for proper recycling or donation. Even if you do find a place to take your used TV, hauling a bulky and heavy old CRT TV down to your car is not a task that everyone can handle on their own. If you need help with getting rid of an old TV in your home or business, Junk King of San Fernando Valley offers the easiest and most practical TV disposal service.
When you hire us for your TV disposal needs, our junk removal teams will do all of the heavy lifting and hauling. There is no need to take your old TVs out to your garage or the curb. Rather, just let us know where the TV is located and we can do the rest. If don’t want to deal with dismounting your TV from the rack where it is located, our junk removal teams can even do that for you.
Furthermore, we will never take your old TV to the local dump or illegally dump your items in an abandoned lot. Our junk removal teams are proud to be able to donate or recycle up to 60 percent of the junk items we pick up. In the specific case of used TVs, we are able to ensure that all of those e-waste items are kept out of our area landfills where they could potentially cause serious contamination issues.
We are proud to be the top-rated junk removal company in the southern California region, and we provide the most efficient and environmentally friendly junk removal services to the complete San Fernando Valley area, including: Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, Newbury Park, North Hollywood, Oak Park, Porter Ranch, San Fernando, Thousand Oaks, West Hills, Westlake Village, and Woodland Hills.
A Commitment to Fair and Transparent Pricing for your TV Removal Needs
We also believe that getting rid of an old TV in the most environmentally friendly way possible shouldn’t be extremely costly. We are one of the few junk removal companies providing our customers with fair and transparent pricing. We even offer your four different ways to get a free estimate for any TV removal need you may have:
- On-Site Pricing Estimate: On-site pricing is the best and most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you the lowest price. Unlike other companies, our on-site pricing estimates are completely free, and come with no-obligation on your part. Our junk removal professionals will inspect the junk you need hauled away and offer you an upfront price. If a price agreed upon, we will often be able to haul away your TV on the same day you contact us.
- Call to Talk with a Trained Customer Service Representative: If you´d prefer to talk with someone before making a decision, you can call us toll-free at 1-888-888-JUNK. Our customer service representatives can offer you a pricing estimate and help you plan the logistics of removing your TV.
- Text us a Photo: Also, you can simply take a photo of your junk and text us at 737-888-5865. We will promptly text you back a transparent price estimate. Once you accept the estimate, all you have to do is wait for the Junk King truck to arrive.
- Online pricing estimator: Lastly, Junk King also offers an easy-to-use online pricing estimator. Simply enter your zip code to ensure that you are in right service area and provide a few more pieces of information regarding the type and size of the junk you need removed. Our pricing estimator allows you to receive a transparent cost estimate based on either the actual items you need hauled away, or the anticipated volume in the Junk King truck you plan on taking up. The online pricing estimator is convenient, reliable, and time saving for those on a tight schedule.
No matter what option you choose, as soon as a price is agreed upon, you choose a date and two-hour service window that works for your schedule. Our junk removal professionals will call you 15-30 minutes before we show up.
Give us a call at 1-888-888-JUNK, text a photo to 1-737-888-5865, or book an appointment online to save $20 on orders totaling more than $99. Junk King continues to offer free, on-site written estimates, which is still the best way for us to give you our lowest pricing possible.
