On Mar 17, 11:23*pm, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
What happens to old CRT monitors when the PC disposal man turns up in
his white van to take them away? *The company I work for has just got
rid of a huge quantity of monitors.

Surely they do get recycled somehow or is it landfill? *The tube has all
sorts of toxic nasties in it.

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In our area, you can take monitors, etc to Trimble Salvage and get $5
to $8 each.

However, if you toss it into the trash and it's found, you can receive
a $500 fine.

It's my understanding the salvage people do something to purge the
phosphor and then recycle the materials.