Computer Disposal

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

What do you do with your old computers, printers, etc.?

I ask because I have seen the stories about the recyclers who illegally ship them to that village in China, which has become a toxic waste dump.

Is there any place where they actually get some good out of them? Or dispose of them properly?

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

In my case, the county has a recycle center that takes the monitors, computers (laptop or desktop), printers, TVs all for free. However, if you want to drop off a microwave, they want $15. I don't get it, but that is how they work.

I don't think you can be totally sure what happens once they leave your hands. They are supposed to be recycled according to materials, pc board assys, cabinets (plastic or metal), etc. It depends on what is in them.

More and more of our customers are asking for RoHS compliant materials in the transformers and inductors that we make. The parts typically go on to a contract manufacture who ends up making industrial, consumer or medical products that also are RoHS complaint through their manufacture process. This will reduces much of the hazardous waste.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

What ever you do be sure to take the hard drive out and beat it out side with a hammer

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

I drill a hole or two through it making sure I get the disk.

[longtimer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close longtimer]

Check out your local Best Buy - some of the stores have a recycling program, though I'm not sure what happens to them after that. Definitely destroy the hard drive before you get rid of the computer.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I was thinking Best Buy, I'll call or email them.

Not sure how much hard drive my old printer has.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I was thinking Best Buy, I'll call or email them.

Not sure how much hard drive my old printer has.

It is on their website and the program is called Greener Together.

I called our local store and they take printers free. Monitors (anything with a screen) cost $10, and they give you a $1o gift card.

Computers free with hard drive removed, $19.95 to have a tech remove them.

Nice program.

(then they go to that village in China )

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

No hassle.

You go to Customer Service upfront. They ring it up and give you a receipt.

[deede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close deede]

hard drive?

What ever you do be sure to take the hard drive out and beat it out side with a hammer

I was planning to remove my hard drive -- did a search online re:doing this.

According to the video, you need special gloves. This frightened me a wee bit, so I am still stuck with 2 old computers.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I was planning to remove my hard drive -- did a search online re:doing this.

According to the video, you need special gloves. This frightened me a wee bit, so I am still stuck with 2 old computers.

So much I could say.

[Lowell Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lowell]

We donated ours to the local school system.

[deede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close deede]

So much I could say.

ROTFLMAO!!! After reading my post -- I see there is much to say about it.