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Recycling Old Computers [aboutcomputer99.blogspot.com]

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Numerous progressive towns and cities are either already recycling or are thinking of recycling old computers. Many municipalities already do this with television sets, but not so many do it with computers.

There are quite a few reusable parts in a computer when you think of it, but most owners just throw their old computers away when they stop working or get 'too slow'.

Then they go out and purchase a new one which has exactly the same DVD player as they just put in the bin. That goes for the net card, the hard drive and the modem and other bits and pieces too, I am sure. There might even be noxious substances in the chips that could pollute the soil at the landfill site.

It will almost certainly be normal practice in the not too distant future to recycle computers and other articles of electronic equipment. In fact there are already some places that gratefully accept 'old' computers, although there are not a lot that recycle the components out of br oken ones.

Some churches and most charity stores will take working computers to redistribute (or sell) to children, whose parents cannot afford to purchase them or to be sent to Third World countries, where there is a dire need for computer hardware so that children are not left behind in the technological advances being made in communication and workplace apparatus.

However, there do not appear to be enough shops cannibalizing old computers to create ones that work. After all, any computer is better than no computer at all and it does not take an advanced machine to go on the Internet, especially if you do not insist on running Windows 7. Older versions of Windows are more that capable or running Net software. We used them for years, didn't we?

Monitors and printers are also reusable or even recyclable, although these things are not normally thrown out as often as computers. Monitors can be taken care of in the same manner as televisions, anyway it is alwa ys handy to have a standby monitor.

Ink cartridges should be refilled rather than replaced. All you require is a bottle of the right sort of ink. Indian ink will do for the black cartridge which is the one most users replace the most often.

Take a syringe with a needle, suck up a couple of millilitres and squirt it through the hole in the side - NOT through the hole in the bottom, or you will harm the cartridge. This hole is normally concealed with sticky tape or a label, but it is easy to find if you are searching for it. You can refill cartridges a dozen or more times, before they get clogged and that can save hundreds of dollars (here a black cartridge costs $ 10-15).

Colour cartridges are refillable in the same manner and you should be able to get hold of the three inks necessary for colour printing at a printers. Colour cartridges are even more costly to change. Another advantage of refilling yourself is that you will not run out of ink part way throu gh a print job.

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Question by lisa g: where can I recycle old computers, videos, cell phones and cds? I live in northeastern PA. I do not want to throw this stuff into a landfill. I am willing to donate them to charitable organizations as well. All are in various states of disrepair. Best answer for where can I recycle old computers, videos, cell phones and cds?:

Answer by Paige
DONT RECYCLE GIVE THEM TO ME

Answer by rakesh pipada
if ur in chennai just call me or mail me up else check out with ur computer organiser or call up the person from where u had brought the system and do ask him to dispose of those electronic goods as per government norms as improper disposing wil lead to pollution of surrounding

Answer by moptop
try to sell it to people or donate it or sell it back to a computer store

Answer by lma0814
most towns have recycling centers, or in some cases a few dates each year for dropping off PCs, cell phones, etc. Check with your town hall to find out where and when your town does have drop offs.

Answer by sunshine
Staples accepts old cell phones etc.. and then pass it along to charities who need them.

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