How to dispose of a big heavy tube tv

[Robb]

ARC, Salvation, small appliance stores won't take them.

CO_Outback, no luck on Craigs huh? How much did you have to pay to leave it with one of the recycle places?

[rbeau30]

When I had a garage sale I tried to sell two, but no one wanted them. So I just put them along the curb and posted a sign on them that said "free works good Gratis! Functiona Bien." and they were gone that day. Just attach the remote to it with tape. I would try that first then look for other options.

Fixed it for ya.

[Colorado_Outback]

I was trying to give away a Sony 27" tube and had it on there for a couple weeks with no luck.

I have a guy here in springs who scraps so I just called him and he came and got it.

[SAnd]

Call Best Buy. They took mine last fall. They even offered to unload it out of my van.

[Teufelhund]

I tried giving away several of them with no luck. Goodwill won't even take them. I got rid of them at Best Buy in Aurora; they will take them up to a certain size (36" I think) and recycle them for you.

[Robb]

I'll give Best Buy a call. Thanks for the tip.

[def90]

Plenty of electronics recyclers in Denver that will take it. Yes you will have to pay to dispose of it. It is now state law that it is illegal to just dump electronics of any sort in the garbage. Metech is where I take all the stuff I have to dump, I take old electronics from my clients but I charge them as well because it costs me to get rid of the stuff. Some cities around the area used to have a once a year free recycling day where you drop off stuff at a predetermined location in your city.

http://www.metechrecycling.com/

Best Buy will usually take stuff but they will charge you for it sometimes depending on what it is. they usually then give you a gift card back in the amount that they charged you for the drop off. they seem to change their policy on this fairly regularly so I would call ahead.

[kawiracer14]

32 inches is the max for best buy, but they don't measure so if it doesn't look huge you can dump it there. Sounds like its pretty grande though.

I always try out on the curb first before doing the craiglist or trying to find a place.

[kwando]

I gave a 42" sony brick (trintron tube) on CL. People will still take them, there are places but you have to pay THEM to get it. Lol

[Robb]

Oh yeah, couple places wanted $100.00 to come and pick it up and dispose of it, Other recycle places wanted a min of $35.00 after I drop off. I'm such a cheap-ass I'd rather find some way too lose it for free.