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I have a growing collection of the LCD panels from scrapped monitors. It is just the liquid panel - all other components have been stripped and recycled (metal, lighting, plexi, inverter, boards, etc). Does anyone have any leads for recycling or scrapping just the LCD panel?

Thanks in advance!

I don't know if they actually appreciate me doing it but Goodwill has an agreement with Dell to recycle monitors... I will get a bunch of the LCDs together and box them up to drop off. Not sure every goodwill does it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it's the Dell Reconnect program.

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the thin long boards with the gold laminate can be scrapped. Also the diffuser/polarizer in the screen (the plastic sheets on/in the screen) can be used to make neat looking lamps with led strips. Goodwill is anther idea as marked141 stated

I'm in this same boat too. I haven't broken down my panel assemblies yet, but all the instances I have heard of people taking the actual crystal panel either don't any more, or only do it by the truckload, with no firsthand knowledge of who actually does it.

It has me tempted to start.... "disappearing" them.

Please, Please, PLEASE

if you have screens, LCDs, monitors, CRTs. DO NOT THROW THEM OUT.

Every state has a recycle program or dump around the area you have to discover or learn about.

Most likely you will have to pay to dispose of them.

IMO, if you are not a larger scale operation or E-waste management, do not break down monitors or TVs. You will be left with an amount of waste you cannot handle or it will go places it shouldn't and not be taken care of correctly. Plastics, screens, etcetera.

As Marked141 stated, Goodwill and your local town or state "clean-ups" ( which usually occur once or twice a year for cities) have a spring or summer routine clean up for an electronic drop-off. Free***

With silver reaching new heights and still very high compared to the drop, mylars might be a thing of recovery again.

I purchase gaylords or larger shipping boxes from local businesses to house my screen panels and mylars til I have the quantity to turn in to a company or have a pick-up scheduled.

Remember, half this side of business is disassembling these items to recycle-reuse-and keep out the landfills; not just the payouts and precious metals.