A.S.L.., an Asset Management Company in San Jose California, has invested in the best available technology to crush the glass tubes and magnetically separate metals contained inside each tube. The glass is boxed and shipped to a primary lead smelter who adds it to the lead furnace mix where the silica (glass) is a fluxing agent and the lead is “recovered” and sold into new material consumption streams. All of the metals and plastics are sorted and sold into the commodity markets for scrap materials.

Local recycling is critical to keeping the costs to a minimum. Shipping the CRT products for recycling is expensive and the weight per cubic foot is much less than a typical tractor trailer could handle at full capacity.

A.S.L.. has been handling CRT’s and “E” Waste for our OEM clients for years and in the past year alone, has handled over 11,000 CRT’s all based on fees paid by our customers. Give A.S.L.. a call today and let the Best Asset Management Company in California start a program at your Company. 1-877-279-0230 Toll Free or 1-408-468-0230.

On 9/23/2003, California and then Governor Gray Davis passed the “Electronics Waste Recycling Act of 2003” (SB 20) and now Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed SB 50 which refined the scope and implementation. Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT), batteries (all) florescent light bulbs and mercury switches, mercury thermometers, Dental Amalgam and other items containing mercury are specified as “Universal waste”. These materials are typically “high population and low risk” and the regulations reflect a less onerous set of requirements than those that regulate materials classified as Hazardous Waste.

California and at least 6 other States have determined that Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) found in Televisions and Computer Monitors pose a human Health hazard if they continue to be disposed of in Land Fills.

The typical CRT Is constructed of glass containing a high percentage of Lead, up to 2.2 pounds per unit depending on tube size. The lead is dispersed thought out the glass, is invisible to the human eye and provides a shield from the X-rays which would otherwise escape the functioning unit. The lead can escape (leach) from encapsulation in the glass if the tube is broken and subjected to high Ph water or similar fluids.

Unfortunately the cost to collect, dismantle and recycle the materials found in a typical Computer Monitor or Television is higher then the value of the recovered material. This has forced CRT recycling to be “fee based” meaning that customers pay recyclers to recycle their units in a responsible way.

California legislation requires handlers and recyclers of Universal waste to be “registered” and “authorized” by the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC), the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) and the appropriate Air quality regulatory agency in our case, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).

California legislation provides for a recycling fee similar to the California Redemption fee paid for bottles and aluminum cans. The handlers and Recyclers must be registered with the CIWMB to participate in the recycling fee claim process.

Starting on January 1st of 2005, consumers will pay an additional fee on new products which contain CRT’s at the retail point of sale between $ 6 and $ 10 depending on the CRT size. The fee will be collected by The State Board of Equalization (collects state sales tax now) and set aside for handlers and recyclers who will file claims for the fees as they Recycle CRT’s.

Starting on January 1st of 2005, recycling is free to California customers provided the CRT was from “California Use”. The provisions include black and white and color televisions and monitors and any CRT that measure 4 inches or larger measured diagonally.