Monitors

TV screens and monitors are classified as hazardous waste.

Household Waste Recycling Sites accept TV screens and monitors.

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Separate storage arrangements are in place to make sure items classified as hazardous are kept in secure conditions before they are taken away for specialist treatment and disposal.

The treatment process for TV sets includes removing the phosphor coating inside the screen before the glass is crushed and used to manufacture new screens.

The electronic components inside sets contain a large proportion of copper, which is also recycled.

The mercury found in screens also needs to be disposed of carefully.