If you wish to explore your compressor pressure switch, and I do recommend that you make yourself familiar with what is inside, make sure first that the compressor power supply is unplugged then go ahead, remove the cover. You want to be sure the power is off as there are live power connections inside the lid.
Discs are sometimes collected at some local recycling centres. To find out where your nearest recycling facilities are, use our handy Recycling Locator tool. Check local CD/DVD recycling. VHS tapes and cassettes are now rarely accepted at recycling centres and are generally sent to landfill. A company called Tip Top Media currently accepts old tapes for disposal but there may be a charge for this so please contact them for more information.
In the spirit of re-using before recycling, you can also donate your videotapes to Alternative Community Training, or ACT, a work training and social services program in Columbia, Missouri, that provides jobs and training to individuals with disabilities. ACT disassembles and then re-furbishes VHS tapes for sale.HS Tape Recycling Options. One of the leading services for mail-in videotape recycling is GreenDisk, which recycles just about any type of Technotrash (as they call it) you can imagine. GreenDisk handles everything from small (personal) to large (municipal) recycling tasks.