January, 2018 - Cal Micro

Electronics Recycling: How to Safely Dispose of, Donate, or Recycle Electronics

By Cal Micro Recycling | January 16, 2018

A photograph of a large dirty pile of tube televisions and monitors with trash around all laying in dirt.

In our technologically advanced society, new and improved devices tend to surface on an annual basis. Once products become obsolete, they are usually replaced by their more modern versions and disposed of. The manner in which they are disposed of is important as simply throwing them away can have significant environmental impacts. The good news…

How Do I Dispose of CRT Glass Properly?

By Cal Micro Recycling | January 10, 2018

A photo of a pile of old unused computers and vintage CRT monitors

Cathode ray tubes have been used in computer and television monitors in the past, but they have since been replaced by more advanced technology. As modern flat screen monitors render cathode ray tube (CRT) technology obsolete, recyclers progressively have less incentive to repurpose CRT devices. CRT monitors have, as a result, been abandoned or improperly…