Recycling old equipment

[Sport_Turismo_GTS]

We have a number of different items of home cinema / computing equipment - old amps, tvs, a projector, old sky boxes, old desktop computer, speakers etc - that we are trying to get rid off, now we are redeveloping our extension. Most of it is still working, it’s just old.

Are there any places that take this equipment to recycle for parts, or does it simply need to be put in the nearest skip? We don’t want anything for it, but I’m keen for it not to go to landfill if possible.

Is

[Mars]

Where in the UK are you? I use old kit people sometimes give to me to show the kids and their friends how things work. Sometimes they're repairable, and they can continue using them. They seems to like the "hardware" element of it when everything else in their lives is virtual or app-based.

I'm in Worcestershire.

[cpszx]

Our local recycling centre has a bin specifically for household electronics, which i would hope is to actually send for recycling and not just for show before shoving in landfill?

[Lucid_AV]

Sport_Turismo_GTS said:

We have a number of different items of home cinema / computing equipment - old amps, tvs, a projector, old sky boxes, old desktop computer, speakers etc - that we are trying to get rid off, now we are redeveloping our extension. Most of it is still working, it’s just old.

Are there any places that take this equipment to recycle for parts, or does it simply need to be put in the nearest skip? We don’t want anything for it, but I’m keen for it not to go to landfill if possible.

Is

Have you ever heard of eBay? LOL

Old computers probably date the fastest due to operating system requirements and online security concerns. Having said that, I still run an old Windows XP laptop to support some legacy hardware, but it's a rather niche application and this PC never gets connected online. PCs are best recycled at the local tip.

Home cinema gear, well, eBay is as good a place as any. You can check out prices of past sales for the same/similar models. Sometimes the parts can be worth as the whole; a remote control, the head unit from a DVD/Blu-ray surround system, the sub if someone blew up theirs. The same goes for projectors (LCD/DLP/SXRD), but remaining lamp hours is a major factor in pricing.

Real home cinema gear such as AV receivers and the speakers that go with them can be more valuable, particularly speakers, which is really something that doesn't date that quickly.

Via eBay you can auction or sell at a fixed price. You also have the option to specify collection only. You're less likely to get time wasters on eBay because of their seller and buyer protection rules.

Facebook market place is useful too, but beware the tyre kickers. The cheaper something is then the more of them it attracts. Stick a price on. Say it's collection only, first come first served. Refuse any requests to save or deliver.

Use the money raised to support a local charity, be it food bank or pet shelter or local hospice. Speaking of which, we donated loads of stuff to the hospice during the house clearance after mum died. They let us know how much it raised, which was a nice return gesture.

If you want a guide on prices, list out the makes and models here along with any comments regarding broken or missing parts.

[99flake]

The local household waste recycling centre will take electronics and dispose of them properly.

It might also be worth using freecyle/ebay?

PC parts are normally worthless if they are very old, local schools may be interested though, as a display for computing/design tech, to show the evolution.

Amplifiers and speakers may actually have some value, depending on what they are? Are the amplifiers separates or just ‘all in one type things’ again freecycle would probably be your friend but I have sold 20/30 year old hifi kit for reasonable money in the past.

[3454.5]

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