I mean, obviously I can throw an old CRT monitor in the trash. But should I? Are these things considered hazardous waste, to be disposed of in a special manner?
I have two CRT monitors. One of them actually caught fire while in use. The other one has a broken button effectively making it impossible to adjust the brightness, which is currently set to “extremely dark.” (It’s a long story.) The first one is obviously completely junk, and the second one is not worth my while to attempt to fix, even if it were possible to do so. They’ve been cluttering up our computer room for a few months, because MrWhatsit and I both have this vague sense that you shouldn’t just chuck these things in the dumpster. But is that true? And if I shouldn’t just toss them, where do I take them?