Should You Scrap Flat Screen TVs?

Scrapping flat screen TVs. Is it worth it? Can you make any money doing it? What is involved? Everything is explained in this video.

[@commonsenserules7995]

I have a 37 inch Sanyo LCD purchased in 2008 that replaced a 25 inch cathode ray tube dinosaur. I've thought about buying a larger TV but this one is still going strong.

[@prolevelrestoration]

More and more I'm seeing these things in the trash. People replace them just because there's a bigger one on the market. It's a shame there's nothing in them to justify the time to scrap them but it is worth taking the stands and selling them on the net because people break them all the time. Peace

[@raboo3211]

You smoking in the video is one reason i subbed. Also good information on scraping big screens.👍

[@blackwidowfarms]

Thanks for the info :) I believe I'll be skipping the flatscreens lol and sticking with wire etc

[@prolevelrestoration]

Yeah - I don't blame you. If you're into micro scrapping circuit boards they're good for that. Otherwise it's mostly plastic and glass. The stands are resell-able though because people break them all the time.For that I would take them off on-site and leave the rest behind. Peace

[@chrispalmer6336]

@@prolevelrestoration I just pull the back panel off, pull boards and wires, put panel back on and take to transfer station at landfill. They recycle the rest.

[@zaprodk]

I can't recommend contaminating your property with the phosphor in the plasma panel. Please do not break this down and spread the chemicals or breathe them,

[@ScorpionMetals]

Lots of good stuff in those. I showed one on my scrapping channel a few videos back. Scrapping Scorpion! Be sure to add me so I can add you on that channel.

[@robwaterfiled6168]

the old heavy ones are ok, but the new ones have little more than a monitor

[@deanmackley4520]

Is there any gold or silver in them

[@Swishersweetcigarilo]

I've found some with gold fingers before. I think the guys name is thubprint who made a video on where the precious metals are.

[@michaelfred8848]

I wouldn’t think you could make enough to buy smokes😢

[@prolevelrestoration]

Well.... you can't really but you can buy a lighter. It really comes down to which brand and if it's plasma. There was a little bit of of aluminum in the first one and some of the circuit boards hold a little bit of copper but not enough to justify the time. The real problem is: the screws... There's so many of them that it's impossible to be productive. The other big problem is there's a lot of pure trash: mountains of plastic and glass.. I'm seeing them in the trash more and more and passing them by. I tried. I produced a video. I'm done BUT..... If you want to fix them and resell them... there is a market for it.

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

First rate show

[@oneandonlymikey]

Having just watched your vid you have answered your headline .Not the way you are doing it .Those thin tubes you smashed up contain Mercury Vapour ,and should be handled with care .

[@prolevelrestoration]

So what's the diagnoses? Am I going to die?

[@oneandonlymikey]

Without being rude ,We as Scrappers have a responsibility to make sure no harmfull gasses are released into the atmosphere ,unnecessarily