How to Safely Dispose of Computer Monitors in Louisiana

Use caution when disposing of your monitor.

In Louisiana, computer monitors cannot be disposed of along with household trash. Computer monitors contain cathode ray tubes, which constitute hazardous materials. If you don't want to recycle or donate your computer monitor, there are ways to dispose of it safely and legally within Louisiana.

Instructions

1. Call your town's recycling office or department of public works to determine when the next hazardous materials collection day will take place.

2. Leave your computer monitor and any other hazardous household waste on your curb during the next hazardous waste collection day. Your Louisiana municipal trash collectors will pick up the waste and dispose of it for you.

3. Contact the Baton Rouge area's Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council if you don't want to wait for your local town hazardous materials collection. The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council accepts computer monitors and other computer parts for recycling.

4. Ask someone at Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council for any local agencies that accept computer monitors for recycling. If you want, schedule a drop-off with Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council. Alternately, obtain contact information for other agencies and arrange a drop-off with them.

5. Drive your computer monitor to Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council or another recycling center. You've just safely disposed of your computer monitor.

References

• Baton Rouge.gov: Recycling Office
• Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council: What We Recycle