Good buy?

Originally Posted by Goatrutar

I buy computers for scrap only, I couldn't be bothered reselling them. Plus we work on pretty big volumes. An average return for a computer tower is around $5.60 AUD per unit. I'd only pay about $2.50 max per tower. The LCD monitors I wouldn't pay for as they'd only go in light gauge or "shred". Same goes for the VCR. The laptops I sell to a yard complete as they're a pain to strip down so I'd only pay about $1.50 each. Printers aren't worth squat here so they'll get busted up and chucked in the bin.

No offense but you can bother me anytime to re-sell a computer........Would I rather make $100 for a unit or scrap it???...........Sometimes take two decent computers and make one nice one for re-sell.............Oh well

Originally Posted by ryanw

I don't deal with monitors/tvs, but I thought the problem pieces were the fluorescent bulbs, not the screen itself...

I can understand a honest mistake but no. An...Jiffy even has it wrong...well lets do this...*rolls up my sleeves*

Originally Posted by jiffy117

I just took apart some 17" lcds this weekend. There is a row of bulbs at top and bottom of a plexi-glass type screen. Those are the hazardous items in an lcd. Beyond that I got about 5 pounds of shred and a little over 1/2 pound of hi-grade boards. The circuit board that is attached to the front display is mostly gold plated, may see what my buyer classes that as. another pound of power supply board. The plexi glass is about 1/2" thick, might make a neat set of shelves with them. A bonus was all the semi-transparent sheets that filter the light. I gave those to the wife to make sewing patterns with. Reduce reuse recycle, each has its value.

Sorry no the light bulbs have nothing to do with it. LCD screens between the glass have a wide range of chemicals, I don't know all of them but most old ones have "NF3" and its a very nasty chemical to the environment, ontop of mercury and other chemicals/heavy metals. Now in one here an one there won't make a difference but when you add how many people have them recycled and how many people do not do it right...yea...it makes a huge difference.

I have backed out so many lines I wanted to say...but I wont, I don't want to be "over powering" but shredding LCD screens is not the right way to have them recycled. I will buy all non cracked LCD as will MOST all e-waste recyclers...save them up and tape them FACE TO FACE (can add cardboard) and put them to the side til you have about 50 to 60 of them. 50 to 60 will fill one gaylord box

Originally Posted by blacksteel

Ok heard enough. I too have the same problem. Your solution is a first . Please teach for dummies u mm me. Go step by step who and where or what to Google. This is a mystery here also. I would like to know better so I can recycle better. 1scrap. I'm just lost so I finally tossed now I feel lame and cheated. Help me do better my next batch. No problem making donations to recycle. Or resell . I one man.
I want to but can not do it all. I share. Sometimes. 1scrap.

Sorry but its very hard for me to fully understand what you said here but I think I got the jest of it. All I will say is when it comes to recycling no one will ever know everything and you will make mistakes, I know I have made some both in how I recycled some items along with some of my management skills, but if you learn by your mistakes then it was good.

Recycling e-waste is beast on its own due to some of the metals that are in it. But selling just about any e-waste to a "scrap" yard for "shred" is not smart or a good thing to do from a recycling point of view. Printers are sold as shred alot and that's fine but remove the ink and the board from it. The board and ink are items that should NEVER BE IN SHRED.

Anyway if anyone ever has a question on HOW something should be recycled this website has tons of info and should be able to point you in the right way but if in doubt...go to a company that sets high standards and never be scared to ASK questions (or use google)

Thanks ,I just or really wanted you to expand on the laptop screens. What you do to Recycle yours and where . Your first hand and hands on screen expertise is helpful. If you don't want to share further I understand. Thanks again.

Originally Posted by blacksteel

. I will buy all non cracked LCD as will MOST all e-waste recyclers...save them up and tape them FACE TO FACE (can add cardboard) and put them to the side til you have about 50 to 60 of them. 50 to 60 will fill one gaylord box


Hmmmm.. You will buy ? This got me to respond.

As will most all ewaste recyclers . I twitched when I read that because I never found or heard of any.


That's why a was in shock .

All babble online is 90 %Android use and or no edit after .hi tech mistake. And poor grammar.

Lol I see, and yes I will buy them but need a few boxes due to shipping costs but other than that yea there worth the time/money to save up! (if your only sending LCD screens it will need to be a around 200ish due to shipping costs but they don't take up much space.