A slightly different slant on the same topic.
A little while ago I tried to recycle a bunch of broken IT gear without
much luck... despite a fair bit of effort the "system" was pushing me
into sending it to landfill.
Eventually I took it all to Sims Metal at Alexandria who not only took
it off my hands for recycling but also apologised because there wasn't
enough to make it worth their while to pay *me*. Apparently if I had
taken a tonne or more I would have got some money (don't quote me on
that though).
Meantime every other place I tried wanted a large amount of money to
take it off my hands. One guy wanted to charge me $120 to take one
commercial photocopier. Sydney City Council do occasional e-waste
recycling days, but not often enough.
It's a pity recycling e-waste isn't made easier for punters. It's not a
good landfill candidate.
David
On 03/02/14 14:29, James Linder wrote:
On 3 Feb 2014, at 10:48 am, Jason Ball <ja...@ball.net> wrote:
Your old computer uses much more energy than a new one. Powering the beast
creates much more CO2 than the new ones and save the environment (sic) causes
much more harm than
binning it (hopefully decently)
Prove it. Please include the carbon cost of the new machine, shipping etc,
while you are at it.
Cheers.
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 1:07 PM, James Linder <j...@tigger.ws> wrote:
Computers and mobile devices become obsolete much quicker than other consumer products,
such as refrigerators and cars. Electronic equipment can contain toxic and valuable
materials which should not be simply put into landfill. Before you buy a new computer,
tablet or phone, look at the options of what to do with the old one. Tom Worthington is
author of the free ebook "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low
Carbon Future": http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/introduction.shtml
Tom just for fun (well not really, but for a consider this)
Your old computer uses much more energy than a new one. Powering the beast
creates much more CO2 than the new ones and save the environment (sic) causes
much more harm than binning it (hopefully decently)
Jason and Margharita
I’m not standing on my soapbox, just encouraging our younger members to think
through the implications of their actions, rather than being swayed by the warm
and fuzzy hype.
I think that slug collects the best and finest and that issues like this are oh
so important, specially before one gets old and cynical.
The kudos flow from doing something, rather than being seen to do something.
So while this drifts OT it is really really important and the opinions of
Jason, Margharita et al are really really important too.
James
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