OCRRA's decision to accept old television sets for free so the TV can be recycled for free will actually help one private recycling center.
Northeast Surplus and Materials also recycles televisions, but charges customers 20 dollars for each television set they want to drop off.
Despite charging the recycling fee, Northeast Surplus still loses money on each television set it accepts.
"It comes out to 36 or 38 dollars to recycle a television," says Northeast CEO Jim Moltion, "if OCRRA is doing it for nothing God bless them."
Moltion says televisions are the one item he loses money on because of the work that goes into them.
"It's labor intensive and we lose money. So I'd rather not see any unless I can charge 40 dollars to cover my costs," explain Moltion, "I recycle the televisions properly even though I take a loss because of the chemicals."
Moltion did a study with Syracuse University that showed toxic smoke from materials burned in China drifts over to the United States in five days.
He says that's when he decided to stop shipping his televisions overseas and start recycling them himself.
"I saw the light, there's a lot of information on YouTube and Google Video that really shows what happens to our e-waste," says Moltion, "If we don't stop, we'll kill ourselves."
Northeast Surplus and Materials also recycles televisions, but charges customers 20 dollars for each television set they want to drop off.
Despite charging the recycling fee, Northeast Surplus still loses money on each television set it accepts.
"It comes out to 36 or 38 dollars to recycle a television," says Northeast CEO Jim Moltion, "if OCRRA is doing it for nothing God bless them."Moltion says televisions are the one item he loses money on because of the work that goes into them.
"It's labor intensive and we lose money. So I'd rather not see any unless I can charge 40 dollars to cover my costs," explain Moltion, "I recycle the televisions properly even though I take a loss because of the chemicals."
Moltion did a study with Syracuse University that showed toxic smoke from materials burned in China drifts over to the United States in five days.
He says that's when he decided to stop shipping his televisions overseas and start recycling them himself.
"I saw the light, there's a lot of information on YouTube and Google Video that really shows what happens to our e-waste," says Moltion, "If we don't stop, we'll kill ourselves."
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