If you just got a new TV, you’re probably wondering what to do with your old one. Maybe you’re in a rush to get rid of that dusty, bulky, old model before the guests arrive. But before you throw it away, consider a more environmentally friendly option.

For example, most cities want you Recycle your old electronics. It’s a waste to haul your old TV to the trash. Depending on how old the TV is, it may contain toxic metals such as mercury. What should you do? There are many options, especially if it still works. The most obvious would be to just move it to another room, but I’m going to assume you’ve already thought of that, especially if you have new TV to replace it with.

Fortunately, many options for getting rid of an old TV won’t cost you anything, except maybe a little time of your time. Here’s what to do. For more, see if your old phone can be repurposed into a wireless mouse yes security cameras.

Before doing anything else, wipe the data

Whatever you want your TV to do, make sure you are log out of all your streaming accounts. Then go one step further and do a factory resetwhich you will find buried in the user menu. Clearly someone is freeload your Netflix only an issue if your old TV is a smart tv, but wiping your passwords and personal information is a It’s good practice to enter any of your old electronics.

Try selling on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace (if it’s worth it)

While selling the TV may seem as obvious as moving it to another room, the details are less clear.

First of all, you need local pickup for a TV. No matter how well you pack a TV, even if you have the original box, it probably won’t survive the trip. Modern TVs are extremely fragile. Now the seller has to deal with a broken TV and you have to give the buyer their money back.

Even if you sell it locally, the same issue applies. It’s inevitable that the buyer will show up to get yours 65-inch TV in a 1990 Honda Civic and ask you to help with its rear. If you are removing a large TV, be sure to specify its dimensions and weight in the ad.

Read more: 5 Reasons You Should Use Facebook Marketplace Instead of Craigslist

And that’s when you can sell it. Used TVs depreciate quickly, in part because new TVs are getting cheaper and cheaper. That TV you spent $2,000 on? Maybe you can get $200. See “Is your TV worth it?” section below.

Alternatively, just list it for free. If the person takes it, that’s a win-win for everyone.

Donate your TV to charity

An easy option is to donate it to a local charity, preferably one whose volunteers come to pick it up.

Goodwill, Salvation Army, Savers or other drop-off secondhand retailers are also available. You must bring the TV to one of their locations. Check their website to see if they accept your TV type and size. For example, they might not hire an older person rear-projection TV because most people don’t like them.

Also contact your local library or public school. Many are always in need of donations, even if a 20-year-old TV might not be what they’re looking for.

Give your TV (back) to Best Buy

Get Best Buy your used electronics, not just TVs, but old phones, tablets, batteries and even cables. Again, you’ll have to take the TV to your nearest Best Buy, but since it doesn’t matter if it still works, the amount of maintenance required is reduced. You can even earn Best Buy points, which you can combine with $5 to get $5 worth of candy at checkout.

Larger TVs have a $25 fee, which seems reasonable since it takes this big thing out of your hands.

If you buy a new TV and have it installed, for $60 it will remove the old one. If you haven’t bought a new TV from Best Buy, it will come to your house and pick it up for $200.

Recycle your TV professionally

Some cities and local jurisdictions offer TV recycling, either at a drop-off at a recycling center or as part of your regular curbside pickup. Contact your local government for details.

There are several organizations that can help recycle your electronics, including TVs. See the The Environmental Protection Agency page for more information. MRM Recycling also has a page to help you find options in your area.

Many manufacturers have their own programs, or are affiliated with companies that produce them. See the Electronics Take-Back Coalition page for more information. Remember that just because a manufacturer has a program, it doesn’t mean there’s a drop-off location near you. For example, the closest LG drop-off point to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US, is more than 500 miles away.

If you’re currently wondering about all the small electronics around your house that you can recycle, check out our guide to recycling phones, laptops, batteries and cameras for free.

Sidewalk or garage sale

Depending on where you live, you may be able to let your neighbors deal with it. I hesitate to even mention this because if you live in a place where people pick things up on the sidewalk, you probably know this. And if you don’t know, it doesn’t look good to leave your trash on the sidewalk for days or weeks. So your mileage may vary on this one.

A yard or garage sale is another option. Again, it’s easier than hauling it yourself.

Is your TV really worth it?

Most people remember what they paid for a TV and think it was worth a year after they bought it. This is not true. TVs have become so cheap that there isn’t much of a market for used televisions, especially if the TV isn’t that expensive.

While there are some exceptions, here are some general rules:

It might be worth it if:

• This is a high-end TV from the last five years or so
• This is an OLED TV, except perhaps for the very first models
• It is larger than 65 inches
• This is a CRT (in certain situations, see below)

It may not be worth much if:

• This is a budget, or even midrange LCD
• It is 10-plus years old
• This is a plasma
• This is an early smart TV (unless the streaming apps still work)
• It is an old tube (CRT) TV

It is absolutely worthless if:

• This is a rear-projection TV
• This is a CRT RPTV (heed this advice: lift your knees, not your back)
• It doesn’t have HDMI

Now, there are exceptions to these rules. You may find a collector for your 500-pound RCA console TV. Maybe an archeology major is doing a project on early flat-panel TVs and finds your mint Fujitsu a prime candidate for their dissertation.

TVs with early HDMI versions such as 1.4 not useless, but they have little use. Maybe they don’t play well in modern streaming devices or game consoles.

There is a specific situation where a CRT can be valuable. Hardcore retro gamers prefer to play early video game consoles on CRTsand it’s harder to find, for obvious reasons. However, they’re not just looking for any CRT, and if you have one of the big ones from any era, it might be more trouble than it’s worth just to get it into your home. And forget about sending one.

If the CRT has a component (red, green, blue, plus two for audio), or even S-Video inputs, that’s promising. If not it is at least composite (yellow, plus red and white for audio), it probably won’t sell much.

As well as covering TV and other display technology, Geoff does photography tours cool museums and locations around the worldincluding nuclear submarines, large aircraft carriers, medieval castlessummary 10,000 mile road tripsand so on. See Tech Treks for all his tours and adventures.

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