Hello From Lake County, IL

**Midnight** · 01-05-2012, 08:23 PM

Which yard are you using that pays as steel for electronics?

Originally Posted by elitelawnteam1

While you are unable to throw it out, google electronics recycling center. My yard takes them for free, just doesn't pay out for them. Also, where I live, the township offers free recycling. Today I went in there dropped 2 CRT monitors off, then I picked out DVD players, computers, cables, etc (my scrap yard takes computers as steel, not as electronics)

**elitelawnteam1** · 01-06-2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by Midnight

Which yard are you using that pays as steel for electronics?

Elgin Recycling out of Crystal Lake
They won't pay out for monitors or TVS, but they will pay steel prices for computer towers (not laptops), video game systems, modems, phones, etc. All I do is throw them in the steel pile along with the rest of my scrap. (Last week, I brought in 10 desktop towers, along with a few DVD & VHS players, radios.

**Midnight** · 01-06-2012, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by elitelawnteam1

Elgin Recycling out of Crystal Lake
They won't pay out for monitors or TVS, but they will pay steel prices for computer towers (not laptops), video game systems, modems, phones, etc. All I do is throw them in the steel pile along with the rest of my scrap. (Last week, I brought in 10 desktop towers, along with a few DVD & VHS players, radios.

Tom, you're shorting yourself if you are selling your motherboards and other boards to the yard. There are much better outlets for them.

**elitelawnteam1** · 01-07-2012, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Midnight

Tom, you're shorting yourself if you are selling your motherboards and other boards to the yard. There are much better outlets for them.

I don't know of any other places to take them. I also don't have a lot of time to go disassemble and part things out. The load I took yesterday it took me about an hour and a half to sort and load everything into my trailer. I go scrapping Tuesday through Thursday on regular non-holiday weeks. I store everything I find each day in my garage, and on Friday or Saturday I bring it all to the yard. I spend a total of about 6-7 hours a week scrapping, no more. I take it I may see you out during Cary's Spring Cleanup since your in the county?