has anyone ever heard of recycling cd's and dvd's someone told me that they could be but he did not tell me how?
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has anyone ever heard of recycling cd's and dvd's someone told me that they could be but he did not tell me how?
Idk either, but I would like to know because I can get a whole dumpster full of the CDs and DVD and VHSs.
I read somewhere on the net that theres a machine that can cut a groove into the CD, just like on a record, & you can record sound onto the CD.
It would be ok if you had a plastic buyer all lined up.Quote:
has anyone ever heard of recycling cd's and dvd's someone told me that they could be but he did not tell me how?
Are you sure they weren't talking about the players??
According to this Wikipedia Article, although recyclable, it's not profitable for companies to pay for them
Also a video on recycling CD's, DVD's and Blu-Ray Discs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Sv8pJfCCwxI
We place them with our plastic
We buy CD/DVD scrap. We are located east of Cleveland, Ohio.
Depending on your location, it may not be worth it unless you generate atleast 10,000 lbs of it at a time.
depending on the market, it is worth $.10 to $.15/lb
You want to keep the CD and DVD scrap separated to maximize the price as well. Must be clean and free of paper.
Wonder how CD/DVD's it takes to weigh in at 10,000 lbs?
Average weight of a CD = 0.0396832072 lbs
10 000 / 0.0396832072 = 251 995.761 CDs
:)
doesnt sound like a big number if you say it really fast
Wow, that's a pretty big number. Think I'll stick to the scrap metal. lol
I re-use them (cd's, dvd's, etc.) to hang in fruit & berry bushes & tress to ward off birds.
really?!Quote:
Originally Posted by c4f5
Does anybody know what material content (nickel, gold, aluminum, etc.) there is in CDs or DVDs?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc go to Physical details and it it is there
A CD is made from 1.2 millimetres (0.047 in) thick, polycarbonate plastic and weighs 15–20 grams.[22] From the center outward, components are: the center spindle hole (15 mm), the first-transition area (clamping ring), the clamping area (stacking ring), the second-transition area (mirror band), the program (data) area, and the rim. The inner program area occupies a radius from 25 to 58 mm.
A thin layer of aluminium or, more rarely, gold is applied to the surface making it reflective. The metal is protected by a film of lacquer normally spin coated directly on the reflective layer. The label is printed on the lacquer layer, usually by screen printing or offset printing.
Thank you submarinepainter... Will do will little research and maybe find a market for them...
I hang a string of used CD,s around my nursery. So far it has actually kept the deer out which is a huge problem here on Long Island
Really, really! Appearantly, they don't like the random light reflections. I wish I had thousands more. I like having the birds around to eat bugs, but want them to stay out of my fruits & berries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filthy
Can anyone give me some at least kinda recent pricing on magnetic media? It would be possibe for me to obtain a large amount of just the tape from inside the cartridges. One would think that the magnetic film seperated would sell for more $$$.
Please let me know if you have any relevent info
Can anyone give me some at least kinda recent pricing on magnetic media? It would be possibe for me to obtain a large amount of just the tape from inside the cartridges. One would think that the magnetic film seperated would sell for more $$$.
Please let me know if you have any relevent info
i would like to know to we have over 10 gayloard boxes full of the stuff
so it takes 250 million cds or 250 thousand to make 10k pounds ****
250,000 cds. I think AOL sent me that many, wished I would have saved them!
What about the old floppy disks? I have a bunch and the metal tab seems to be stainless, so I tore some off. not sure if there is anything else on there.
We can buy them as well...but its one of those items we really dont like buying...but yes you can sell them.
Another thing you can do with them is putting them around your yard watering system to keep the weeds from growing over the sprinkler so that it will still open and close as it needs to.
I have been saving my CD's for a while... maybe by the time I'm 60 I will have enough to sell :)
I second Mikey, I have over 300 MiniDV tapes I found in the desert along with some computers and printers. They're already in boxes and ready to go. I just desperately need a buyer. I googled "magnetic media buyer" and it's been a few days and still no response. Does anyone on here buy magnetic media or know of anyone who does? I really don't want to have to throw these away
As for CD Recycling, if you have small amounts: Home - The CD Recycling Center of America
They don't pay for them tho.
Best Buy takes them for free, as well as Target.
One of the yards that I sell to in Singapore buys them (even scratched), but i think its like $0.5 cents per kilo (about 2 pounds) which is the same price for plastic scrap. In other words its not really worth it unless you have a ton.
i would say for a small amount I just throw them in with shred..........
I know it's an old thread, but don't want to clutter up Ewasted's thread, so replying to Rev here. So yes I know the thread is a couple years old. Perhaps it'll help someone else looking into this.
I have a couple of games that are totally unplayable or the disc is glitched, so I figured if he pays for them Id just send em in with my next box of ewaste.
Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...#ixzz3BGhStR1t
Rev,
You might want to try selling the games for more then scrap via CL or Ebay, even if scratched up. Might find some folks with their own machine to fix them, or a shop who will do the same. If you have a Gamestop or other video game type store you could talk to them also, an at lest get in store credit. Its not a bad trade if you doing any gaming, have kids who do or a better half that does. Credit can also be used on anything int he stores. From the new Xbox/PS to new or old games, sodas, whatever.
Just another idea for ya. The above would depend on the games tho mind you. So if it's something crappy, don't expect to get much. You can use eBay to see what a fair price is for such things. I'd personally go CL tho. I know one guy on there buys all kinds of toys, games, etc in any condition.
Good luck to ya, and good question. Don't see this one asked very much if at all. So bravo!
Sirscrapalot - Keeper of the traveling cooler, an the Quote Master Extraordinaire
So Ewasted is buying CD's & DVD's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot