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In response to "I have had two dead printers setting in my office for... ages. -- nm" by Spawn

recykling them saves CO2 -- nm

Posted by Danedukenuuk Dec 7 '09, 09:37

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I wonder if they really get recycled? A lot of computer waste gets dumped in Africa. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 09:41 11
- yes thats highly illeagal to do -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:42 2
  - I'm sure they stop now that you have pointed that out! -- nm - zork Dec 7, 09:43 1
    - well they usually take their licence to trade if they can figure out who send it -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:44
- no kidding? -- nm - Remlik Dec 7, 09:42 7
  - no kidding, primarily West Africa (Ghana and NIgeria). -- (link) - loosilu Dec 7, 09:47 4
    - let Nigeria take it all as punishment for all the spam they send to us -- nm - zork Dec 7, 09:50 2
      - they rebild new PC from the waste put a supid Open Licence mailserver on it and send even MORE spam -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:52
      - it's the kids scavenging for copper who pay the price. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 09:51
    - and another article from NIH. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 7, 09:49
  - container upon container of waste CRT or PC go that way every year - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:43 1
    - it's a booming business. they send out the toxic parts. -- nm - loosilu Dec 7, 09:51
Electronics recyclers are still a bit of a novelty here. However, if you buy a Dell product they will recycle the old product if you send it back - TWuG Dec 7, 09:39
Sadly, the one place I can take them is semi-far away and has the dumbest hours of operation imaginable. - Spawn Dec 7, 09:38 5
- call your local computer place in Bloomington, I bet they might... - Remlik Dec 7, 09:43 3
  - I don't know if the BestBuy program extends to printers but they take most small electronics... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Dec 7, 09:47
  - but will the gas burned to drive there and back cause more damage than is recovered by the recycling? -- nm - zork Dec 7, 09:44 1
    - bike ? :) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:45
- well in my condo building i put the "large" waste at the garbage bins and the janitor takes care of it - Danedukenuuk Dec 7, 09:42

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