Recycle of TVs

[kev2021]

Hi all,

So just been looking at some new TVs and it seems very few places now offer to recycle TVs? How comes, looks like it is all mainly appliances i.e. washing machines, tumble dryers etc.

Parents have there eye on a 43″ TV to replace theirs but it seems getting old one recycled is a bit of a pain so far.

John Lewis have the TV they want BUT they don’t offer recycle of old TV (have even phoned to check and no go).

I found 1 place that does offer recycle of old one BUT its a unknown company to me so bit weary, plus some sites list the spec wrongly…

John Lewis says in title of the TV it has Freeview play, then later lists the Spec from Panasonic’s site and no mention of Freeview play so bit confusing. but I am aware sometimes curry’s/john Lewis get tv models that only they sell and have been slightly altered for them specifically, but I thought model number changed slightly but not in this case so its either incorrectly entered or they have changed the spec.

RicherSounds don’t list recycle on website BUT if you use telesales or order in store they will recycle for a fee your old TV BUT they then go on to say you have to bubble wrap it or ideally place in original packaging… don’t have any, would of thought they would use the stuff from the new TV they deliver as they only recycle up to the size of the one you buy.

Sounds a bit more of a pain, it seems like they all point to you to take it to local tip or contact council to arrange a collection, bit more hassle than they want to be bothered with. Wanted it easy – deliver old one, take new one – like they have just done with my tumble dryer, guy delivered it, unwrapped it took all packaging and took the old one for a fee, nice and easy.

Kev

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[UK Sentinel]

We for non working TV’s take ours to the Tip, but if we have upgraded and the older TV still works, we either put it on Gumtree, ‘other selling sites are available’ or charity foundations such as British Heart Foundation or Red Cross will collect I believe.

 

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[kev2021]

Thanks, I found a shop i could take it to and they will recycle for free if buying new TV but there is basically no where to park there right next to a crossing and small roundabout so not idea and existing TV is a bit heavy and its raining so not ideal to be walking down the street with it.

So have bit the bullet and ordered it online and a friend of mine is going to take old TV and place in a skip to get rid of it.  Old one does still work BUT occasionally the picture completely goes and a loud noise is heard.  Turn it off and leave it a bit and turn it on and it comes back all ok again.  TV is a good 10 years+ old now. Had to get a replacement remote for existing TV a few years back as old one, one of the buttons stopped working.  New one is much harder to press the buttons on, not as good as the original one.

New one is coming Wed so will see how parents adapt to that new one.  They have a small LG TV for the bedroom and they don’t get on overly well with that, doesn’t work the same as there main TV and I know the new one will be different as they changed the “OS” on the TV now so will see.

Good news is that this one has amazon prime on the TV so will avoid turning on apple TV to watch.  Just need to see if Plex can be installed on the TV as if so, my apple TV is virtually redundant assuming the TV places the content ok.

new TV is fractionally bigger, 43″ 4k and existing one is 42″ plasma 3D (non 4k) but may end up looking smaller as no doubt they have reduced the bezels etc.

I was tempted to get a OLED but I’m just not too sure about the screen burn in issue and the potential of it not asking as long as non OLED TVs, not to mention the cost…. the 42″ I was looking at is basically 1k……. TV for my place is non-OLED and 49″ I paid less than that. Had though OLED prices would of come down by now.

Kev

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[UK Sentinel]

Plasma was great back in the day, but is not very energy efficient and as you say, The bezels around the screen and the casing are often just a few millimeters thick for OLED.

We use the LG OLED 55″ and no sign of Screen Burn and had TV for must be 3+ years thus far

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[kev2021]

nice, yeah parents went for a LED tv, much cheaper than the OLED and slightly bigger plus has £200 off in black friday deal, looks like they started the deals early….

Kev

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£200 off – sounds like a good deal

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[Superhands]

Under the WEEE regulations anywhere that sells electronics must accept them in for recycling whether you are buying anything from there or not.

It’s something you may have to push for, sales grunts are rarely trained in WEEE and some cheeky places try and charge a fee. but they have to take them in order to be able to sell electronics.

 

I normally just dump anything to recycle at Currys and don’t normally have any hassle.

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