Help Look After The Planet Recycling Your Old Computer
Christopher H. Waters
Today the environmental impact of old computers, computer
related parts and other electronic goods is a serious growing
concern. There are so many computer Organizations who are ready
to deal with old and damaged computers. They are ready to accept
all types of obsolete and working computer equipments such as
CRT monitors, printers, scanners, fax machines, etc. regardless
of their age and condition. They also help in recycling the
printer ink cartridges, laser toners, etc.
There are annually several millions of computers that are
becoming obsolete. It is very much harmful for the environment
if the waste computers are used to fill lands. Even it is a
crime if the disposal of computers is used in landfills under
different sections of environmental laws. The environmental
concern regarding the disposal of computers is mainly due to
the monitors because the cathode ray tube contains four to five
pounds of lead which contaminates our environment very badly.
There are also other hazardous materials in computers which are
not at all good for our environment such as mercury, cadmium,
hexavalent chromium, etc. These materials seems to effect our
health by causing high blood pressure, liver and nerve disease,
blood with poor iron and even brain damages. Even the
groundwater near a landfill also gets contaminated due to these
hazardous materials.
Basically for these reasons different Environmental Laws have
banned the illegal landfills by the disposals of computer
equipments. These Laws says that the damaged and waste
computers must be sent to a reputable recycler for better and
harmless recycling. The process of recycling should be done
regularly so as to protect from the huge pile up of old and
waste computers. In addition to the environmental benefits
different computer organization are also benefited by the
recycling process. Different parts of the waste computer come
handy for the remanufacturing of computers. Even these
organizations can use these old computers as a medium of
storing backups.
Three better options for disposal of old Computers -
It is not advisable to throw an old computer in the garbage.
However, the disposal of computers can be utilized in three
important phases without violating the environmental rules.
They are 1) Reuse, 2) Recycle and 3) Trade in. By the term
'Reuse' it is meant that the computer is sold in secondary
reduced price to some office or some individual for further
use. As illegal landfills by the disposals of waste computer
equipments have been banned by the Environmental Laws therefore
Recycling is the best option is such case. The recycling is
basically done to those computers which are extremely old and
broken. Lastly the Trade in option gives us the opportunity to
get our money back or even allows us in the exchange option.
About The Author: Christopher H. Waters writes about many
topics. For more info on computer recycling visit
http://recycle-your-computer.info and for computer recycling
centers tips check out
http://computer-recycling-resources.info/sitemap.html. Visit
http://www.quality-seekers.info
for more computer info.
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