What to do with old receiver?

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Tenor

Discussion Starter · Oct 7, 2008

Hey everyone, I would just like to know what you guys are doing with your old receivers? When I say old, I have a Sony SAT-A2, which is probably like around 10 years old.

The reason I am asking is because I would feel horrible to pollute the environment by throwing it in the garbage.

Any advice is appreciated.

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tcusta00

· #2 · Oct 7, 2008

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Grentz

· #3 · Oct 7, 2008

Electronics Recycler.

Sadly that is about all you can do. I had one of the original Sony receivers for Directv and no one wants them. Considering for $50-$70 you can get a brand new one with all the latest and greatest features, most just go that route.

About the only exception are the Directivos which you can get a bit of money for on eBay and such.

navy8ball

· #4 · Oct 7, 2008

if you have an old receiver and it still works give it to a friend that doesn't have a dish or cable if they can see any type of programming it maybe very welcomed.i gave a dish 510 to my niece and they watch the free shows on it even though they don't subscribe.they can't afford cable or satellite so they only get ota programming.

Steve Mehs

· #5 · Oct 7, 2008

I threw mine in the garbage, sans the two I sold. I could careless about the environment, I just wanted them out of my way.

Tenor

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 8, 2008

Grentz said:
Electronics Recycler.

Sadly that is about all you can do. I had one of the original Sony receivers for Directv and no one wants them. Considering for $50-$70 you can get a brand new one with all the latest and greatest features, most just go that route.

About the only exception are the Directivos which you can get a bit of money for on eBay and such.

That's the thing, every recycle program I've seen says nothing about accepting old satellite receivers.

Tenor

Discussion Starter · #7 · Oct 8, 2008

Steve Mehs said:
I threw mine in the garbage, sans the two I sold. I could careless about the environment, I just wanted them out of my way.

Wow.

tcusta00

· #8 · Oct 8, 2008

Steve Mehs said:
I threw mine in the garbage, sans the two I sold. I could careless about the environment, I just wanted them out of my way.

:nono2: :nono2: :nono2: :nono2: :nono2: :nono2: :nono2: :nono2:

Steve Mehs

· #9 · Oct 8, 2008

If it makes you hippies feel better, I don't throw my DVD Players in the garbage, I take them to the local pawn shop and get some $$$$$. That's the only green I'm into. My VCRs however, are rotting in a landfill somewhere though. As long as it's not in my way I don't care.

phrelin

· #10 · Oct 8, 2008

Tenor said:
That's the thing, every recycle program I've seen says nothing about accepting old satellite receivers.

Our area transfer station does take "electronics" for recycling. But I'm not so sure that's a good thing as I really don't know where they are going. Probably to China so that the poisons can be concentrated in one small geographic region to the detriment of the poor people there. I know the local green folks would be appalled but I really think we affluent Americans ought to poison ourselves, not others.

lwilli201

· #11 · Oct 8, 2008

phrelin said:
Our area transfer station does take "electronics" for recycling. But I'm not so sure that's a good thing as I really don't know where they are going. Probably to China so that the poisons can be concentrated in one small geographic region to the detriment of the poor people there. I know the local green folks would be appalled but I really think we affluent Americans ought to poison ourselves, not others.

Even the Chinese Government admits the problem.

http://www.env.go.jp/recycle/3r/en/asia/02_03-4/08.pdf

All this stuff goes into shacks of the poor to take apart and sell the components to be used in new electronic gear or extract marketable metals. What is left is causing real bad pollution. That DVR you have may have parts taken out of an old computer. :eek2:

tcusta00

· #12 · Oct 11, 2008

Steve Mehs said:
If it makes you hippies feel better, I don't throw my DVD Players in the garbage, I take them to the local pawn shop and get some $$$$$. That's the only green I'm into. My VCRs however, are rotting in a landfill somewhere though. As long as it's not in my way I don't care.

Do you understand how you're perceived when you say things like that? I know you say you don't care what others think, but I'm just curious if you know what others are thinking when you spew isolationist garbage like that.

Jaspear

· #13 · Oct 11, 2008

tcusta00 said:
Do you understand how you're perceived when you say things like that? I know you say you don't care what others think, but I'm just curious if you know what others are thinking when you spew isolationist garbage like that.

I like it and agree completely with him. The people at my transfer station station tell me that if the county can't break even "recycling" items (including electronics), they just haul them off to a landfill. I would much rather actually recycle something at a pawn shop and get paid for my effort, instead of having some gubbermint bureaucrat haul it to a landfill or "recycle" it in China. I'm just sayin'....

And yeah.....I know exactly how I'm perceived. I'm completely guilt free about that, too.

cjever19

· #14 · Oct 11, 2008

Steve Mehs said:
I threw mine in the garbage, sans the two I sold. I could careless about the environment, I just wanted them out of my way.

How about your water supply? Care about that?

Nothing like a little lead and mercury in your shower water.

tcusta00

· #15 · Oct 11, 2008

Jaspear said:
I like it and agree completely with him. The people at my transfer station station tell me that if the county can't break even "recycling" items (including electronics), they just haul them off to a landfill. I would much rather actually recycle something at a pawn shop and get paid for my effort, instead of having some gubbermint bureaucrat haul it to a landfill or "recycle" it in China. I'm just sayin'....

And yeah.....I know exactly how I'm perceived. I'm completely guilt free about that, too.

Ok, thanks for throwing in your two cents. Like cjever said, do you actually care about your water supply?

Anyhow, :backtotop

Sorry for deviating...

Richard King

· #16 · Oct 11, 2008

Please, don't feed the troll.

FTA Michael

· #17 · Oct 11, 2008

My first thought was Yardapult, but I can't find any links to that old SNL fake ad.

Second thought is donating to a thrift store. Hobbyists seem to find some good parts in them old receivers.

Richard King

· #18 · Oct 11, 2008

Donate to a trade school to be used in class for teaching or repair. When I went to electronics school they welcomed old consumer electronics products to use in labs.

Jaspear

· #19 · Oct 12, 2008

tcusta00 said:
Ok, thanks for throwing in your two cents.

You're welcome!

Like cjever said, do you actually care about your water supply?

Yeah I do. Which is why I would rather have them recycled at a pawn shop or taken to a modern landfill, rather than poisoning the water supply in China. But if doing that makes you feel less guilty, knock yourself out.

davring

· #20 · Oct 12, 2008

The Chinese send us Melamine in return.

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