Looking for someone to tell me where to go, and go there I will (info CS area recycle/trash hauling)

[bradbn4]

It is time to clean up my act, mostly time to start cleaning stuff up around the garage.

I have some old crap cluttering up the garage and I need the space so I can buy more stuff. Well; mostly I need more space in the garage to play with the large lathe. And work on a few other projects.

---CRT style TV's one is 32" monster plus 27" TV. I think I still have one 21" CRT display.

---washing machine (burned out motor + water pump).

---cardboard I use to go to the local (free) recycler. They stopped accepting anything for recycling, so now looking for a new place.

---Old can food items (10+ years expired), my taste buds changed and food that I use to always eat, I just don't like so much.

I don't mind paying for it to be hauled out - but not looking to be bent over the rail.

I know it is going to be fun when I try to dump a bunch of old computer's that I have stored up. The fun part will be, Mr. Drill press, meet Mr Hard drive....or I could just use a pick axe on it. I will save that project for spring cleaning day.

[Zundfolge]

When we moved out of The Springs back in January, I had a couple CRTs and an eMac to dispose of ... these guys were where I went.

http://etechrecyclers.com/

I took my items there so I don't know if they do pickup. Also they just do electronics recycling so I don't know about the other stuff (I'd just put the canned food items in the regular trash).

[XJ]

The county will take some of that off your hands for free, but because of the covid they require an appointment.

https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/environmental-division/household-hazardous-waste/

https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/environmental-division/recycling-programs/

[bradbn4]

>> http://etechrecyclers.com/

I had seen their website on a few google searches; I was not sure how good of a company they are. The challenge will be the 32" TV, dang heavy to lift up into the pickup bed.

The old food will be an issue....currently I am tossing out some in each of my trash bags each week...I have made real good progress there.

[O2HeN2]

---CRT style TV's one is 32" monster.

If it's over 100 pounds Best Buy might be cheaper (flat $25 for any tube TV, 32" or smaller):

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025

O2

[bradbn4]

If it's over 100 pounds Best Buy might be cheaper (flat $25 for any tube TV, 32" or smaller):

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025

O2

There seems to be a lack of information on how to drop it off and what stores take the equipment. For the 27" TV it works, their info says less than 32"; and I have a 32" TV.

For light weight items I think Best Buy will be ideal, things like printers, old laptops, etc. And yep, I will pull the drive out before I turned that Windows 95 laptop in....

[O2HeN2]

There seems to be a lack of information on how to drop it off and what stores take the equipment. For the 27" TV it works, their info says less than 32"; and I have a 32" TV.
I had a 32" tube TV too. I was stupid enough to go in and ask and they said "We won't measure it...."

...and I had no problem dropping it off.

O2

[bradbn4]

so my story and it might be true; it is a 31.5" display (rounded up for marking to be called 32")

So where do you drop it off at the store?

[O2HeN2]

Go into the store and up to the customer pick up/service counter and tell 'em you got a big TV to drop off. Pays your monies, then go out and drive your car up front and someone will be out with a flat cart.

O2

[earplug]

Animal rescue might accept the canned food.

[bradbn4]

Animal rescue might accept the canned food.

10 years out of date; na - on that...if the food was good I would give it away...one year out of date I would still consider most (but not all) good.

I have 6 cases of hatch green chili....I use to go thru about 2 - 4 cans a week. Now I get my green chili burgers at Sonic and stopped cooking with freeze dried eggs.

My guess is I will contact the trash service company and ask about unlimited pickup for a few weeks. In the past the trash company would sometimes charge; other times they say - ok, go for it, but keep the boxes under 30lbs.

[earplug]

I'd eat it.

[Sawin]

I'd eat it.

I know, right? I mean hatch green chili is gonna give you diarrhea anyway, so what’s the difference?