I don't break the glass to release the compressed gasses in the picture tube. Our garbage service picks up anything we put out. That is where I pick them up. If you don't want to go through a lot of effort then just open the back. Unscrew the coil on the back of the tube. They are held on by 1 or two hose clamps you will need a flat head or phillips. And gut the degausing cable from around the picture tube with a pair of snips. They are usually wrapped in electrical tape. Sometimes they have a rubber casing around them and are about 6 feet long. close it up and put the rest to the curb. Just these two items, I have collected up to 32lbs in a week of Clean copper and it takes about 2 minutes per tv. At $2.60 a lb. to me it's worth it. I picked up a Sony 27 inch tv last week and the degaussing cable alone was 2lbs. After you do a few of them you can strip everything out you need in about 5 to 10 minutes. Had a great night last night. Filled my truck in about 20 minutes. 1 house got a dryer. next house got an aluminum gazebo and the 3rd house got a 700lb home gym.