# How to dispose of (working) PC monitors: L. A. County **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 28, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616 "2004-06-28T22:25:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/1 "2004-06-28T22:25:00Z")
I have two second-hand 13 1/2" PC color monitors–one NEC ansd one Packard-Bell. They work, but I’ve replaced them with one that works better. I understand that it’s illegal to toss them into a dumpster, and Goodwill and the Salvation Army–with no facilities for working on computer electronics–won’t take donations. What do I do just to get rid of them? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/2 "2004-06-28T22:33:47Z")
Ten bucks says that if you put them on the curb with a sign that says “Free!”, they’ll likely be gone in four hours. Chances are some over-amped 16-year-olds snatched 'em and took them up Stunt Road and chucked 'em over a cliff, though, so if you’re enviro-conscious… sorry. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/3 "2004-06-28T22:42:18Z")
Local school systems may have a system in place for acquiring and refurbishing such items (13 inches is fine for a library terminal!) Try making a few phone calls in that area. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/4 "2004-06-28T23:09:34Z")
[Dell Recycling](http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/dell_recycling?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs) ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/5 "2004-06-28T23:24:31Z")
In L. A. County, the best place to get rid of hazardous waste is at the Hyperion Wast Treatment plant, which is on Imperial Highway just East of PCH. They’re open weekends and they take anything: TVs, Monitors, batteries, paint cans, used engine oil, spent plutonium rods - er, I mean, old Cell phones, etc. I save all my dead batteries in a big bucket and drive out there once a month. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/6 "2004-06-28T23:38:00Z")
The Goodwill Computer Works in Orange County handles computers at two locations: 2702 W. 5th Street Santa Ana (714) 543-9272 2430 E. Chapman Fullerton (714) 446-0599 They also do general computer recycling at one of them (or they did recently.) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispose-of-working-pc-monitors-l-a-county/252616/7 "2004-06-29T12:49:08Z")
In Wisconsin, the Department of Corrections accepts donations of both working and nonworking computer equipment for the inmates to refurbish and return to the community – schools, social programs, etc. Perhaps California has something similar.