First, I'm an infrequent poster but I log into the forum regularly and I find it to be a wealth of information on movies and home theater. I hope I've posted this question in the right spot, if not I apologize in advance to the mods.
Okay here's the problem: basically, I'm wanting to get rid of old cassettes. I'm a T.V. timeshifting junkie, but have graduated from VHS and S-VHS to a HD PVR (via a home-brew HTPC I built a couple years ago). I also have some S-VHS recordings of movies dubbed from laserdisc, which I have since replaced with DVDs.
This weekend we had a garage sale, and I thought I'd just put the used cassettes (T-120s and T-160s) into a box with a "Free" sign. Guess what? Apparently you can't even give away old cassettes.
So tonight I googled and searched various forums to find out how to dispose of old, used blanks... but all the online information, as far as I can tell, talk about how to get rid of your old commercial VHS movies (suggestions included giving away to hospitals or charities).
So I humbly ask anyone who has dealt with this issue - how can I cast off these old tapes without sending them straight to the landfill? I'm talking about dozens of VHS tapes and probably over one hundred S-VHS tapes. As these tapes are perfectly functional, would Salvation Army or Goodwill take them? What are the suggestions or experiences of other HT Forum members on this issue? I figure if any online community has a solution, it would have to be this one.
My sincerest appreciation to anyone who reads this, and thank you in advance for any brilliant ideas
Okay here's the problem: basically, I'm wanting to get rid of old cassettes. I'm a T.V. timeshifting junkie, but have graduated from VHS and S-VHS to a HD PVR (via a home-brew HTPC I built a couple years ago). I also have some S-VHS recordings of movies dubbed from laserdisc, which I have since replaced with DVDs.
This weekend we had a garage sale, and I thought I'd just put the used cassettes (T-120s and T-160s) into a box with a "Free" sign. Guess what? Apparently you can't even give away old cassettes.
So tonight I googled and searched various forums to find out how to dispose of old, used blanks... but all the online information, as far as I can tell, talk about how to get rid of your old commercial VHS movies (suggestions included giving away to hospitals or charities).
So I humbly ask anyone who has dealt with this issue - how can I cast off these old tapes without sending them straight to the landfill? I'm talking about dozens of VHS tapes and probably over one hundred S-VHS tapes. As these tapes are perfectly functional, would Salvation Army or Goodwill take them? What are the suggestions or experiences of other HT Forum members on this issue? I figure if any online community has a solution, it would have to be this one.
My sincerest appreciation to anyone who reads this, and thank you in advance for any brilliant ideas
