tv and e-waste
grand rapids.
The tube TV in the basement weighs a hundred pounds and the recycling drop-off has limited hours, which is how it has stayed in the basement for a decade. The Grand Rapids crew picks up TVs of every vintage, monitors, computers, printers and the drawer of dead phones, and delivers them to a certified electronics recycler. Data drives can be pulled and handed back to you first.
- Quote
- Per TV, small electronics by the box
- Tube TVs
- Priced higher, they are heavy and leaded
- Data
- Hard drives pulled and returned on request
- Splashdown
- Certified e-waste recycler, not a landfill
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What goes on the truck.
Loads with the crew
- Tube televisions, including heavy console cabinets
- Flat screen TVs, working or cracked
- Desktop computers, laptops and servers
- Monitors, printers, scanners and fax machines
- Stereo equipment, speakers and receivers
- Cables, chargers, routers and small electronics by the box
Stays behind, and why
- Loose lithium batteries not inside a device (tape the terminals and the crew will take them)
- Smoke detectors and medical devices, which have their own disposal channels
Before the crew arrives.
Unplug everything and coil the cords. Loose cables are the number one reason an e-waste stop takes longer than it should.
Decide about data. If you want the hard drive out of the tower or the laptop, say so and the crew pulls it and hands it to you.
Box the small stuff: phones, routers, remotes, chargers. One box is one price.
Tell the crew if the TV is a console or projection unit. Those are big, awkward and priced accordingly.
How it is priced.
TVs in Grand Rapids are priced per set, with tube and projection TVs costing more than flat panels because of the weight and the leaded glass handling fee at the recycler. Computers, monitors and printers are priced per piece, and the miscellaneous electronics go by the box. Combine it with anything else and the e-waste rides along for less.
Get today's numberWhere it lands.
Everything with a circuit board goes to a certified electronics recycler, where the leaded glass, circuit boards, copper and plastics are separated and the hazardous bits are handled properly. Working laptops and monitors in good shape are offered to donation partners in Kent County first, with drives wiped or removed.
Mission log.
Real answers from the Grand Rapids crew. If your question is not here, the phone works.
(616) 537-2651Q 01Do you take old tube TVs in Grand Rapids?
Yes. They are the most common electronics pickup the crew does. Expect a higher per-set price than a flat screen because of the weight and the leaded glass fee.
Q 02Can you pull my hard drive before the computer goes?
Yes. Ask when you book, and the crew removes the drive from towers and most laptops on site and hands it to you. You can keep it or smash it; it never leaves your house.
Q 03Is there a limit on how many electronics you will take?
No. Offices clearing out a closet of monitors and towers are regular stops. Bulk pricing applies.
Q 04What about a big projection TV from a Cascade basement?
Yes. Those are two-person carries and priced as a large set. Send a photo so the crew knows what is coming up the stairs.
Q 05Do you take printers, routers, cables and the junk drawer of chargers?
Yes. Small electronics go by the box, and one box covers quite a lot.
Q 06Can a working TV be donated instead?
Flat screens that work and are reasonably current are offered to donation partners. Tube TVs and anything over about ten years old go to recycling because nobody will take them.
Q 07Where does the e-waste actually go?
To a certified electronics recycler. Not a landfill and not overseas. The crew can tell you the facility they use if you ask.
Q 08Same day for a couple of TVs in Grandville?
Usually. TVs are quick stops and fit into the route.
Show the Grand Rapids crew the pile. They handle the rest.
Describe what is leaving and when you want it gone. The crew calls back with a window and a rough number, then locks the real price at your curb.
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