Televisions are considered electronic waste or e-waste. It is important that your recycle televisions through a special e waste service. Give your old TV one last workout and recycle. LCD and Plasma TVs contain lead, copper, nickel and mercury.The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme will take your televisions and computer components (such as keyboards, monitors, mice and hard drives) for recycling, regardless of brand and no matter how old they are. Officeworks, Harvey Norman and Domayne are the main drop off centres. Many councils have facilities at their transfer stations for electronics and household appliances. If you care to wait for the annual or bi annual council kerbside collection days, you can leave your old TV on the footpath.You can search for your local recycler right here on this page.