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Recycling CRT Televisions - What You Need To Know
Description
Old display technology format - no longer in use
Brands
Sony, Samsung, Philips, Panasonic, Sharp, LG, NEC, JVC, Hitachi, Sanyo
Data Risk Potential
None
End of Life Recycling Process
Manual disassembly for commodity recovery
Environmental Health and Safety Hazards
Leaded glass
Recycling Facts
- A nonfunctional CRT TV has no reuse value but does have valuable metals like aluminum and copper that can be extracted.
- CRT monitors contain a variety of different recycle and repurpose than other e-waste.
- The amount of lead contained within CRT monitors sold just in the year of 2002 was approximately 10,000 tons.
- Costs related to CRT recycling, whether directed towards consumers or producers, generally discourage people from recycling even though it is beneficial.
- The most produced products created from recycled CRT monitors include ceramic glazes, glass fiber, and glass-based composites.
Why use Quantum?
- Quantum is one of the leading electronics recycling companies in Canada with over 325,000 square feet of cutting edge recycling facilities with headquarters in Toronto.
- Quantum is fully certified so that you can be certain that all of your electronics are recycled responsibly and securely.
- We issue a Certificate of Recycling for every load of electronic waste that we pick up.
Next Steps
Contact Quantum at 416-222-1773 or use the form to book an electronics pickup.