Introduction.

**Smf-retired-user-0043** · 12-10-2017, 12:57 PM

Flatsceens will have a few small boards, be careful not to break the small back light tube this contains mercury, CRT's will have a copper yoke at the back end of the vacuum tube, maybe a few small transformers for copper.

Again do not break the vacuum tube it contains phosphorous, places that dismantle the tubes use a hot wire to break the leaded glass face from the tube then vacuum up the phosphorous. All this is done in a safe environment.

**TJMETALRECYCLERS** · 12-11-2017, 12:50 PM

is anybody taking crt tubes without charging you for them? Last i checked, they wanted to charge for them.

**alex1500** · 12-11-2017, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by TJMETALRECYCLERS

is anybody taking crt tubes without charging you for them? Last i checked, they wanted to charge for them.

any eco-center and drop off locations takes it for free in quebec. you can also strip the copper and the boards, and they will take the rest of the crt with no problem. personnally, i rarely collect crt, When i do, it's to accomodate the customer that sell/give me a load of other inetresting stuff. when i get crt, i put them at the side of the road and other scrapers take them.

in toronto, they pay 0,13 ca$ per pound for crt and prjection tvs

i sell lcd /delmonitors in quebec, not bringing this stuff to us market. I get better price here (in fact, not better but i save a big amount of fuel)

personnaly, i can only justify buying or selling flat screen when it's for backhaul or to fill the truck.