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Guidance
on Handling "Bare" Cathode Ray Tubes: (television or computer glass
monitors that have been removed from original casings)
Due to the health and safety danger presented by glass
monitors that are no longer in their original casings (such as a television or computer)
they will not be accepted.
The health and safety dangers are:
1. By touching the bare glass it is possible to receive a
serious shock. The tube carries a latent charge of up to 25,000 volts for up to a year.
2. Parts of the glass are very sharp and can cut skin.
3. If mishandled or broken, the glass tube can implode. The
tube is under vacuum pressure; while difficult to break, broken glass is dangerous, and
safety glasses designed for exposure to exploding particles should be worn when handling
bare CRTs.
4. Like all appliances, the cathode ray tube is heavy.
Improper lifting can result in serious back or foot injuries, or even implosion.
The Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority and the
County of Morris assume absolutely no liability by providing you with guidance about how
to safely handle the CRTs. We offer the following guidance in order to assist you with
safely removing it from your vehicle. If you are at all concerned, find a television
repair store that will agree to remove the device from your vehicle and safely pack it
into a box for you before returning it to your vehicle.
CONSUMER HANDLING GUIDELINES
DO NOT REMOVE THE TUBE FROM THE HOUSING!!! But, if you
already have....
1. Try to avoid handling the CRT. Contact local television
repair shops and try to locate one that will remove the tube from your vehicle and dispose
of it for you. You should expect that there may be a fee charged.
2. If you are unsuccessful in finding assistance from a
television repair shop, be extremely careful removing
the CRT from your vehicle.
-- Be sure to wear heavy gloves to avoid getting cut.
-- Have a sturdy, intact cardboard box ready that will
contain the CRT completely.
-- ONLY handle the CRT by the face (the part you would look
at when using a computer or watching TV).
-- DO NOT lift, push, or support the CRT by the neck or
sides.
-- Carefully place the CRT in the box and close the box.
Once the CRT is in the box, it can be safely moved. |
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 Hazardous
Waste Management
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Questions and Answers Electronics
and CRTs
As part of Morris County's household
hazardous waste program it accepts used consumer electronics for demanufacturing. Most
of the material accepted is eventually recycled but more importantly, it is managed in an
environmentally appropriate manner. Click here to
find out more information regarding the drop-off locations and
programs provided in and by Morris County.
In addition, more and more entities
are providing electronics recycling through a wide variety of
programs. Click
here to view these electronic drop-off programs.
Below is a list for the items accepted as part
of the Morris County used consumer electronics demanufacturing program. All payment
is preferred by check.
Items accepted starting at $3.00 per
component (recycling fee is based on the size of the item - Click
here to see the generalized price list) :
- Computers
- Monitors
- Televisions (Very large television
may be charged additional fees)
- Printers
- Scanners
- Audio Equipment (receivers, radios, turntables, tape
recorders, DVD players, amplifiers, etc.)
- Fax Machines
- Microfiche Machines
- Copiers (copiers bigger than table
top sized will be charge additional fees to be accepted)
- Uninterrupted Power
Supplies (UPS)
Other Items Accepted
(Recycling fee may be accessed based on quantity):
- Speakers
- Telephones
- Cell Phones
- Keyboards
- Wire
- Hard Drives
- Removable Floppy or Hard Drives
- Docking Stations
- Circuit Boards
Penny Jones, MCMUA recycling education
specialist, coordinates April 6, 2002 electronics drop-off program.
Hazards
- Electronic equipment, appliances with printed circuit boards, may
contain lead from solder, mercury in switches, lithium batteries, and heavy metals in the
printed circuit boards.
- Cathode ray tubes (CRTs), including televisions and computer
monitors, contain approximately 5 to 8 pounds of lead per unit.
- These items do not pose any health and safety risk while intact, but
may if dismantled or improperly disposed.
Televisions accepted at the MCMUA April 6, 2002
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Day shrink wrapped and being loaded
onto a truck for transport to an electronics demanufacturer.
Handling
- Store and handle in a manner that minimizes breakage, especially of
CRTs.
- Do not attempt to dismantle CRTs without proper training, high
voltage in the capacitor can discharge a lethal charge.
Inspecting a trunk load of electronics prior to
accepting them at the April 6, 2002 electronics recycling day.
Management
- CRTs, CPUs, laptops, scanners, printers, fax machines, VCRs,
photocopiers and audio equipment will be accepted at the HHW facility by
appointment. There is a nominal fee to demanufacture each of these items in Morris County
starting at $3.00 per component. Click
here to see the price list for electronics
demanufacturing/recycling.
- If the item is still functioning and usable, try to donate to a
charity or non-profit group who may be able to use it.
Palletized computers are shrink-wrapped and
waiting to be loaded on to the truck for eventual demanufacturing
Other
Computer and Electronics Recycling Programs
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Best Buy offers electronic recycling service at all its
stores nationwide. They take two items per household per day.
Nearly everything electronic, including TVs, computers, DVD
players, monitors, or cell phones. They charge $10 for TVs under
32", CRTs, monitors and laptops. But you receive a $10 Best Buy
gift card. Desktop or laptop computers with the hard drive
removed or Best Buy will remove it for $19.99. Best Buy won't
take computer hard drives, console TVs, or TVs and monitors
larger than 32", appliances or anything containing Freon, like
mini refrigerators or air conditioners.
Click here for more information.
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Reconnect
is a no-charge computer recycling program for consumers
sponsored by Dell and Goodwill. Closest drop off location
is in Springfield, NJ. Click
here for more information.
- Staples
has announced it will accept computers for recycling at it's
stores. Click
here to read about Staples electronics recycling program.
- Office
Depot started providing electronics recycling services at
its retail stores in October 2007.
- Dialogic (formerly known as Intel Corp.)
has a location on Route 10 in Parsippany that they have been
conduct electronic recycling programs at a couple of times a
year. Click
here to see if there is drop off day coming up.
- www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2/recycler.htm
- http://sharetechnology.org
New Jersey Rules and Regulations
On June 17, 2002 the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (the Department) adopted an amendment to the Universal Waste Rule (UWR)
including consumer electronics as a universal waste. Consumer electronics are defined in
the rule as: "any appliance used in the home or business that includes circuitry.
Consumer electronics includes the components and sub-assemblies that collectively make up
the electronic products and may, when individually broken down, include batteries, mercury
switches, capacitors containing PCBs, cadmium plated parts and lead or cadmium containing
plastics. Examples of consumer electronics include, but are not limited to, computers,
printers, copiers, telefacsimiles, VCRs, stereos, televisions, and telecommunication
devices." The adopted amendments to the Universal Waste Rule were effective on
December 17, 2002.
Under the UWR, a generator of consumer electronics is
regulated as a small or large quantity handler. A small quantity handler of universal
waste accumulates less than 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) of universal waste at any
given time. This includes all types of universal waste being generated at the site. A
large quantity handler of universal waste accumulates greater than 5,000 kilograms of
universal waste at any given time. The management requirements for small quantity handlers
are found at N.J.A.C. 7:26A-7.4 and the management requirements for large quantity
handlers are found at N.J.A.C. 7:26A-7.5. A generator of consumer electronics may send
their electronics to another universal waste handler or to a demanufacturer.
Demanufacturers of consumer electronics are regulated in New
Jersey as a Class D recycling center and are required to obtain a Class D Recycling Center
Approval. Universal waste handlers may not demanufacture electronics.
Companies that are strictly refurbishing electronics for
resale or donation do not need an approval from the Department to operate. These
facilities are only handling products that are still usable and are therefore not
regulated by the Department. However, if the company will be storing any unusable
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NJ Demanufactures of Consumer Electronics
- NewTech Recycling, Inc.
111 Chimney Rock Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Mr. James Entwistle
(732) 469-9774
- HessTech, LLC
45 Executive Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817
Mr. David Zimet
(732) 287-2442
- Advanced Recovery, Inc.
50 Grafton Ave.
Newark, NJ 07104
Tel: 866-794-8050
Fax: 973-485-8844
www.ariind.com
- eRevival LLC
165 Chubb Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Phone: 732-429-4392
contact@erevival.net
www.erevival.net
Also NJDEP registered universal waste handler.
- Supreme
Asset Management Recovery (SAMR)
1950 Rutgers Univ. Blvd.
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Al Boufarah
(732) 370-4100
- Lynswell Technologies
602 North 10th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Shyang J. Lin
(856) 365-1711
NJ Universal Waste Handlers for
Electronics
- Back thru the Future Microcomputers, Inc.
150 Main Street
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439
Dan Bayha
(973) 823-9752
- Veolia Special Services, Inc.
1453 Pinewood Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
Tom Galleta
(908) 616-6646
- Veolia Environmental Services
One Eden Lane
Flanders, NJ 07836
John Schantz
(973) 691-3923
- Sterling Computer Recycling, Inc.
111 Chimney Rock Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Robert McCabe
(732) 271-3407
- Service Partners, Inc.
12 Orben Drive
Landing, NJ 07850
Joseph Hyziak
(973) 770-4949
- EnviroTech Recycling #385
115 Franklin Turnpike
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Robert Struck
(914) 548-2302
- About Tech, Inc.
399 Main Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
Masood Paracha
(973) 473-4901
- Recycle America
Asset Recovery Group
492R Joline Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Steve Brown
(732) 870-2395
- American Computer Recycling
225 Clearview Avenue
Edison, NJ 08847
Shoaib Chaduhary
(732) 688-9552
- A 1 Quality Services
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Wahid Elnashfan
(201) 993-6633
- PlanITROI
100 Ford Road
Denville, NJ 07834
Paul Nickerson
(973) 664-0700 ext.105
- Peerless Castings
250 Mechanic Street
Camden, NJ 08103
William Yocco
(856) 365-1141
Facilities That Accept Computers and Monitors for
Refurbishing and Resale or Donation
- Recycled Office Equipment
P.O. Box 8132
Trenton, NJ 08650
William Mischlich
(609) 208-0559
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