ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMar 7

You may ask:

"Why?"

But the universe whispers back:

"Why not?"

Show threadclewMar 7

Why not with the CRTs is that the tubes should be more carefully disposed of and mixing them with... everything else makes that harder.

Am hopefully believing that the actual CRTs *have* been disposed of and we are seeing merely the appliance shells.

@benroyce

Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMar 7
@clew is it lead? The CRTs have lead in them I think?
Show threadclewMar 7

Mercury in the inside of the tubes? Both?

Plus they can implode in a pretty explody way

@benroyce

Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMar 7

@clew eww

good point

Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKMar 7

@benroyce @clew

TBH pretty much all CRTs had implosion protection by the 1970s, although correct disposal remains a problem - already a whole load have ended up in landfills across the USA since the 2000s and even here in Europe the "eco-friendly" places often quietly sent them to poorer countries...

Show threadclewMar 7

looks like the leaded glass was recycled into more leaded glass (more CRTs) until suddenly the market collapsed

I guess we don't want leaded glass to drink out of anymore, either. Uh, radiation-sheilding windows? Is it good for anything that's worth the risk? Is the glass okay encapsulation of the lead if it gets sintered into big glassy blocks, or will the lead leach?

argh

@vfrmedia @benroyce

Show threadRaven667
@clew @vfrmedia @benroyce my completely uneducated guess is that the lead is safely encased and wont leach out, like uranium glass which is safe
Mar 8 at 1:12amWeb
Show threadRaven667Mar 8
@clew @vfrmedia @benroyce if im out here guessing then i also think that recycling and melting is probably the dangerous part that can cause the lead to become exposed and probably needs ro be done with care, air filtering