Tim R wrote:
The neighbor has a Sharp LCD tv, small screen size but rather thick profile, with a cracked screen.

The glass in front isn't cracked but if you turn it on there's a nice pattern of cracks radiating out from what looks like a small impact site.

We're trying to figure out how to dispose of it without paying the
recycling fee. It's $25 per unit for electronics here.

This is the electrical industry. Not the garbage hauling industry. We can forget that, occasionally.

Now, I realize that you're trying to be a modest good samaritan, however at some point shouldn't you tell the neighbor that this is a trash transportation and disposal issue. Is their's to deal with. Not your's.