This is something I needed to research before I started my e-waste business:
Scrap circuit boards are considered spent commercial waste (same as scrap metal) if they are whole and/or being recycled and are exempt from hazardous waste regulations. Once a board is shredded or thrown in a landfill, it is considered hazardous waste. Basically, taking them apart and transporting them to the yard is perfectly fine. As long as you are not shredding them or throwing away more than 220 pounds per month you'll be fine.
CRTs are the same deal. They are exempt from hazardous waste regulation if they are whole and intact (vacuum not released), broken (vacuum released), and/or sorting and waiting to be recycled. The catch is that broken CRTs must be stored in-doors (or in a vehicle, or similar covered container). If it is exposed to the environment (read: outside) and/or hoarded in large amounts (at least 75% of the total volume of CRTs by weight must be recycled per year) it constitutes as hazardous waste.
That is all you need to know as far as the EPA is concerned. Individual states have different requirements.
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