A new recycling facility for processing the panel glass portion of cathode ray tubes (CRT) has opened in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Old televisions and computer monitors are the most common CRT items. The recycling facility is owned by GES, or Global Environmental Services, a zero export (and no landfill) electronics recycler that was formed in 2008. The glass processed at the Cynthiana facility is crushed and converted to a reusable material similar to sand. The sand-like material has a variety of raw materials uses, e.g. road-striping, sand blasting, building materials. The facility’s daily production capacity is 35 tons of glass. The GES recycling facility attempts to remove as much lead as possible and most of the leaded glass is shipped to the only lead smelter that accepts CRT glass located in Doe Run, Missouri.

CRT’s are categorized as “hazardous household waste”.  GES does not pick up residential e-waste, but the company does have designated locations for specific drop-off dates to accept residential materials.  Two of those locations are the Kentucky facilities located in Georgetown and Cynthiana. E-waste pickup services are available for businesses and are an excellent way to responsibly purge retired IT assets.  For more information, visit the company website at www.gesrecycles.com.