It’s difficult to tell how much of a recycling market there will be for these old tellies, but Freecycle and the Community Recycling Network are good starting points. Of course, a broken or genuinely obsolete TV is little use to anyone and two million are discarded in the UK every year. A lot of electronic equipment contains toxic components that can be harmful to the environment, so the important thing is to dispose of it safely. Thanks to the EU’s Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) directive, a “producer responsibility” measure, the obligation to recycle or dispose of electronic goods safely lies with the manufacturer or distributor.

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