# How do I get rid of a 60" TV without using craigslist **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 31, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789 "2017-05-31T19:02:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/61 "2017-06-01T18:56:43Z")
Where I live (urban) there’s a pick up one night a week of big items, so you just haul them into the street near the curb at the corner where cars can’t park. If the TV still works, then you put it on the edge of the sidewalk\* with a ‘free TV, works’ sign on it, and it quickly disappears. IOW we can dispose of old stuff pretty easily without facing a deep moral dilemma about putting stuff in other people’s dumpsters. 🙂 \*or your stoop or front yard if it would block the sidewalk, but there’s a tree greatly cutting down the usable sidewalk width in front of my house, so putting stuff on the sidewalk next to the tree doesn’t make it any more blocked 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/62 "2017-06-01T19:00:29Z")
> [@Corry\_El](#): > > Where I live (urban) there’s a pick up one night a week of big items, so you just haul them into the street near the curb at the corner where cars can’t park That’s cool. Would you care if someone came by that night and placed a big item that they couldn’t get rid of any other way? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/63 "2017-06-01T19:03:29Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I’m able to draw a distinction between someone filling up your 4 yard dumpster causing it to need to be emptied again, and a guy throwing a flat screen TV in there. Simple solution: ask for permission first! If they say “Yes.” then fine, if they say “No.” (and they most certainly will), consider modifying the method you use to draw distinctions. Ditto the candy wrapper in an office trash can. The odds of getting a positive answer skyrocket. Lesson learned. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/64 "2017-06-01T19:11:36Z")
**manson1972** … you’ve failed to comment on what you think of me siphoning gas out of your rig … if you could please before I speak to you coming onto my private property and leaving trash behind without my permission … and that trespassing is in any way not a violation of my property rights … I don’t care if you put the trash in the dumpster … it’s a goddam construction site … YOU are never allowed to enter for any reason what-so-ever … ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/65 "2017-06-01T19:21:44Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > **manson1972** … you’ve failed to comment on what you think of me siphoning gas out of your rig … if you could please before I speak to you coming onto my private property and leaving trash behind without my permission … and that trespassing is in any way not a violation of my property rights … > > I don’t care if you put the trash in the dumpster … it’s a goddam construction site … YOU are never allowed to enter for any reason what-so-ever … I don’t equate siphoning gas out of my rig with putting trash in a dumpster … plus I don’t have a rig … I don’t consider putting trash into a trash receptacle as “leaving trash behind” … nice use of … Plus, I’m fairly certain I can think of some reasons for me to legally enter a goddam construction site … ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/66 "2017-06-01T19:21:45Z")
HAHAHAHAHA … It just occurred to me that I have a flat panel TV on my property _right this minute_ that someone dumped here … the dumpster was locked that night so the fuckers just piled everything on the ground beside the dumpster … no moral objection there? … ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/67 "2017-06-01T19:25:12Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > HAHAHAHAHA … > > It just occurred to me that I have a flat panel TV on my property _right this minute_ that someone dumped here … the dumpster was locked that night so the fuckers just piled everything on the ground beside the dumpster … no moral objection there? … Did they place trash into a trash receptacle? No, they did not. I don’t think people should leave trash on the ground. Plus, good for you, you sure showed those stray dumpster violators! Are you saying to yourself “Yeah, I have to pick up all this trash and put it into my dumpster, but at least no strangers put this trash into my dumpster!” ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/68 "2017-06-01T19:26:45Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t equate siphoning gas out of my rig with putting trash in a dumpster … plus I don’t have a rig … I don’t consider putting trash into a trash receptacle as “leaving trash behind” … nice use of … Plus, I’m fairly certain I can think of some reasons for me to legally enter a goddam construction site … Let’s hear them … OSHA requires extensive training in safety protocols when on a construction site … do you even own a hard-hat? … because it’s illegal to be on a construction site without one in most all circumstances … But you don’t care about rules … you think they are there to be circumvented … in every way, me coming into your garage at 2am is as bad as you slipping into my unfinished home … it’s wrong … I’m not allowed in your home, why the hell should you be allowed in mine? ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/69 "2017-06-01T19:29:40Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Did they place trash into a trash receptacle? No, they did not. I don’t think people should leave trash on the ground. Plus, good for you, you sure showed those stray dumpster violators! Are you saying to yourself “Yeah, I have to pick up all this trash and put it into my dumpster, but at least no strangers put this trash into my dumpster!” It is _your_ claim that there is no moral objection to this behavior … I’m just pointing out you’re wrong, that it is immoral to steal … ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/70 "2017-06-01T19:33:53Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Let’s hear them … OSHA requires extensive training in safety protocols when on a construction site … do you even own a hard-hat? … because it’s illegal to be on a construction site without one in \*\*most all \*\*circumstances (bolding mine) Those reasons left over after your “most all” are the reasons I would use. > [@](#): > > But you don’t care about rules … you think they are there to be circumvented … in every way, me coming into your garage at 2am is as bad as you slipping into my unfinished home … it’s wrong … I’m not allowed in your home, why the hell should you be allowed in mine? What the hell are you even talking about? Who is going into anyone’s garage or unfinished home? I don’t care about rules when it comes to putting trash into trash receptacles. I also don’t care about going over the speed limit on the DC beltway. If you are a stickler for all laws to the letter, then good for you. I suggest not driving around the Nation’s Capital though. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/71 "2017-06-01T19:35:13Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > It is _your_ claim that there is no moral objection to this behavior … I’m just pointing out you’re wrong, that it is immoral to steal … Please point out a post where I said that I have no moral objection to placing trash beside a dumpster. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/72 "2017-06-01T19:49:19Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > … plus I don’t have a rig … Well, that explains a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/73 "2017-06-01T20:26:23Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > That’s cool. Would you care if someone came by that night and placed a big item that they couldn’t get rid of any other way? Why would I care? But it’s not really the same as the debate you guys are having about dumpsters where people aren’t really supposed to put stuff in somebody else’s if that’s the case. Here any resident is explicitly allowed to put their big (within reason I guess) junk in the street on the right night and time, in the no parking zone at the corner. Anyone complaining about that has no leg to stand on. But without giving a definitive answer about the case you people are arguing, it’s a reason I’m glad I live where people are less uptight about stuff generally like that, in part because circumstances vary but also just in general. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/74 "2017-06-01T21:02:51Z")
I’d bust it up a with sledge hammer and use 4 super heavy duty garbage bags to hold the pieces. I’d put the bags out out one at a time in the regular pickup. Gone in 3-4 weeks and no dump trips or dump fees and hey you have a nice sledgehammer and got in some exercise! ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/75 "2017-06-01T21:46:21Z")
> [@astro](#): > > I’d bust it up a with sledge hammer and use 4 super heavy duty garbage bags to hold the pieces. I’d put the bags out out one at a time in the regular pickup. Gone in 3-4 weeks and no dump trips or dump fees and hey you have a nice sledgehammer and got in some exercise! Thank God someone’s trying to answer OP’s actual question. :rolleyes: Albeit in a pretty sub-optimal fashion. Plasma flat panels have a lot of glass, and the idea of smashing all that glass into razor-sharp splinters and hoping plastic garbage bags will hold it isn’t working for me. But I’m not OP. Maybe OP likes flying shards of razor glass. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/76 "2017-06-01T22:12:55Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t care about rules when it comes to putting trash into trash receptacles. I also don’t care about going over the speed limit on the DC beltway. If you are a stickler for all laws to the letter, then good for you. I suggest not driving around the Nation’s Capital though. **Moderator Note** Let’s not advocate illegal activity on the board, and let’s drop the hijack about who has the right to use a dumpster. No warning issued, but drop the hijack now. This goes for everyone. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/77 "2017-06-01T22:55:34Z")
OP: in most places (actually AFAIK all places), you may not simply tip hazardous materials like plutonium, motor oil, mercury, Ebola cultures and broken electronics in the trash. However, if you live in a city, you can call the municipal authorities and arrange a pick-up. The good news is, though, that if you leave electronics outside they will usually mysteriously disappear, and in any case you can haul it to a store for free scrapping and recycling like people have suggested. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/78 "2017-06-01T23:12:42Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > **Moderator Note** > > Let’s not advocate illegal activity on the board, and let’s drop the hijack about who has the right to use a dumpster. No warning issued, but drop the hijack now. > > This goes for everyone. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator Ok, no problem. I also suggest breaking it up and putting into black heavy construction trash bags. ---
**Author:** ![zwede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@zwede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zwede)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/79 "2017-06-01T23:51:51Z")
I’ve given stuff away on [https://www.freecycle.org/](https://www.freecycle.org/) and never had any issues. Usually just leave it out on the porch and someone comes and picks it up. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789/80 "2017-06-02T02:00:04Z")
> [@Corry\_El](#): > > But without giving a definitive answer about the case you people are arguing, it’s a reason I’m glad I live where people are less uptight about stuff generally like that, in part because circumstances vary but also just in general. But don’t you get a ton of rain in Portland? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-a-60-tv-without-using-craigslist/787789.md?page=5)