What to do with an old TV?

morganb

We have just been able to update our TV; but what to do with the old one? I have tried all the local freecycle groups, Lions and Community groups and there are no takers!
Any suggestions gratefully received.

Justie

I've found with things like tvs that advertising them a couple of times on Freecycle works - sometimes people just presume they've gone already so don't bother to reply.

The other thing to try is on a dry day pop it outside your house with a note on to take it if it's any use to anyone... that's worked for us too on occasion but obviously depends on your area.

Otherwise your local council amenities site (dump) will have an area for disposing of electrical goods and some tips have arrangements where anything salvageable is sold on by the tip owner...

Sarahsaver

I gave our old one to some very grateful students via freecycle. Hope it doesn't end up on top of a wheelie bin at the end of the year.:)

Contains_Mild_Peril

Have you tried advertising it in your local paper or supermarket? If you're willing and able to deliver locally, that could be a good selling point. I wouldn't offer it for free in a newspaper though (at least not before trying to sell it for, say, £10) or you might get inundated with calls.

thescouselander

You could just take it to your local tip - most councils break them up and re-cycle them anyway to the environmental impact will be small.

morganb

Trying to avoid dumping it though as it works really well!!

ollyk

thescouselander wrote: »

You could just take it to your local tip - most councils break them up and re-cycle them anyway to the environmental impact will be small.

Yeah and they most likely get shipped to China :rolleyes:

ollyk

morganb wrote: »

Trying to avoid dumping it though as it works really well!!

what model of telly is it?

mascherano

ollyk wrote: »

Yeah and they most likely get shipped to China :rolleyes:

dismantling electronics is very well paid in china

morganb

Hurrah! After NINE adverts on freecyle it finally went yesterday evening ...

jackieb

I took our old TV to the skip last week. It was about 20 years old and was knackered. I'd read something about disposing of old TV's and how you have to be careful because they're toxic or something. I asked him if there was any special place to put the TV (there are places for old fridges, batteries, washing machines etc, but nothing for TV's that I could see). He pointed to the crusher and said that was as special a place as I was going to get.