When you replace your flat screen monitor with a new version, you have to figure out what to do with your old one. While it might seem tempting to just toss it in the dumpster, the chemicals and components inside the monitor are hazardous for the environment. Better to reuse or recycle instead and for that you need to contact a company such as Secure Data Recycling.

E-Waste Issues

Compared to the old, bulky CRT monitors, which contained pounds of lead, flat LCD screen monitors may are on the face of it more eco-friendly. But the backlights in monitors manufactured before 2009 used mercury!.

The mercury-containing backlights were replaced in 2010 with LED lights, which aren’t toxic, but still need recycling to help companies recover some of the valuable materials inside.

What Not to Do

Throwing your old monitor into the trash isn’t just wasteful and possibly dangerous and is illegal. The Government is cracking down on the dangerous materials released when this electronic waste, or e-waste, is tossed into landfills. 

Resale

May old monitors can be refurbished by companies such as Secure Data Recycling and re-sold..the is the best form of recycling as everyone wins!

Recycle

For those monitors that have gone past the point of economical repair, a recycling company such as Secure Data Recycling is your next point of call.