Tons of junk

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

hey all,
I currently live in the Somerville area, plan on moving around the end of August and I have a tone of stuff that needs to go.
I've been shopping around for trash removal people, though I am still not having much luck.
I have 2 old TV's, a poor quality pool table, one dead dell PC and a couple of monitors.
Can I get a recommendation of where I can donate or dispose of these items?
Thanks

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[ron_newman]

Older posts with the tags I added to this post may be helpful.

Some suggestions:
- offer the stuff here on LJ; someone may want it
- post it to one or more of these Freecycle lists: Somerville , Cambridge , Arlington

[unferth.livejournal.com]

Solutions at Work (http://www.solutionsatwork.org/DonateGoods/DonateGoods.html#GetConnected) will take some working computer products; they're not interested in CRTs, but if your monitors are flat-panel they'll take them.

Somerville has an electronics recycling program for Sony products, at the dump on Poplar Street. They definitely won't take other brands.

Properly disposing of CRTs (televisions or monitors) is difficult and expensive; you might end up paying someone a small fee to take them off your hands, if they're not Sony and you can't find a place to donate them.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Somerville will dispose of computers and monitors for free, but you have to call for pickup. See here (http://www.somervillema.gov/Section.cfm?org=Environ&page=112).

[ron_newman]

That says they will take monitors, but it doesn't say anything about computers.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

They used to take computers also. I guess calling to ask is the move.

[unferth.livejournal.com]

Ah, good to know. Thanks.

[ron_newman]

Somerville will pick up your CRT television or computer monitor for free, but you need to notify them in advance by either phoning 311 or filling out an online form.

[jennyelfenmass.livejournal.com]

Best Buy has recycling drop off. Link (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/null/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025&DCMP=rdr0001422)

Details:
* Three items per household per day.
* Nearly everything electronic, including tube TVs and monitors up to 32", flat-panel TVs and monitors up to 60", peripherals, DVD players, home and car audio, cell phones, MP3 players, and cables.
* Desktop or laptop computers with the hard drive removed. See this Geek Squad video for Do-it-Yourself instructions, or we will remove it for $9.99.
* Small electrics, fans and vacuums.
* We charge $10 for televisions and monitors, but you immediately receive a $10 Best Buy gift card good toward future purchase.
* $10 fee does not apply to any Insignia®, Dynex® or VPR Matrix® products. Best Buy accepts these brands free of any charge.

[busylilbear.livejournal.com]

Hi! I just moved here and i would love to be the recipient of one of the TV's if at all possible (assuming they work) :)

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

They do, its like 6-7 years old though. Still in good condition, though some of the color can be a bit off at times. Msg me if your still interested

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

When you say "dead Dell," how dead are we talking, and what year is it from? I may be interested in scavenging parts from it.

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

Its from 1999. It died, as in wouldn't turn on anymore for me. If I could get it working it would make a sound or smell funny. But it still should have working parts. Just shoot me a msg if your interested, I'll dust it off for you