Cutter For Tubes Will Aid Disposal

Yorwaste has installed a fully automated cutting machine to cut up cathode ray tubes (CRTs) at its Hessay depot near York. This effectively doubles the capacity for handling discarded televisions and computer monitors. The machine, made by WKR or Germany, is the first of its kind to be used in Yorkshire and the North East. It can process some 80 CRTs an hour. Once the tubes have been cut up, they are sent to Germany for treatment and recycling into new CRT glass.