Time to Get Rid of Those VCRs AND VHSs? – Rewind for National VCR Day
I ran across a list recently that was titled “10 Things That Gen Z Will Never Know About.” Most of the things mentioned are things I remember but very vaguely because it was becoming no longer. What I want to point out on the list was #5. This is what it said:
5. VHSs and VCRs
Watching movies used to require a VHS and a VCR, you couldn’t just log into Netflix on your Smart TV.
And forget about the “skip intro”, “play from the beginning”, or “15-second fast-forward”. VHS tapes had to be rewound by hand and if you wanted to jump forward a scene, you had to make your best guess at when the current one ended and a new one began.
I can definitely agree with this one, even being born in 1998 (the older generation of Gen Z) I don’t remember much about VCR tapes, but I do know my mom had ( and still has) me an awesome collection of Walt Disney movies of VHS tapes.
Another VHS tape I vaguely remember is the Good Burger tape.
Well today, June 7, has been recognized as National VCR Day and while I can’t reminisce much or recall on those nostalgic memories of having to rewind the tape by hand, I can let you in on how to dispose of or recycle VCR players that you still may have around.
Most city’s have a proper guidelines of how to dispose your VCR.
Augusta:
Augusta-Richmond County Landfill
4330 Deans Bridge Rd., Blythe GA – 311
North Augusta:
Residential Recycling Drop-Off Center 67 Claypit Road North Augusta, SC 29841
In North Augusta, did you know residents are required to recycle electronics? In July 2011 South Carolina Legislation passed a law making it illegal for residents to place or discard electronics into a solid waste stream.