Cathode tube disposal
Television screen and cathode ray tube disposal
cut and separate cathode tube glass.
We separate glass from monitors, old computer or television screens from the dangerous amalgamated components on the cone and the panel.
A Cathode Ray Tube, abbreviated “CRT”, is the main component in a television and computer monitors display unit. The CRT is a specialized vacuum tube in which images are produced when an electron beam strikes a phosphorescent surface. Phosphor screens using multiple beams of electrons have allowed CRTs to display millions of colors. The CRT appears in the unit as a funnel-shaped, leaded glass tube with a metal frame inside. CRT’s may contain several pounds of lead, which is a toxic substance.
Electronic waste, known as "Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment" (WEEE) or e-waste
is refuse of a particular type that consists of any electrical or electronic equipment that the user no longer wants because it is broken, not used, obsolete and destined to be abandoned
Principle problems deriving from this type of WEEE refuse are the presence of substances that are considered toxic to the ambient and their non-biodegradeability.
5PM has designed and patented plants that recycle this WEEE refuse, in particular monitors, screens and cathode ray tubes.