In SC, we have "convenience centers". Basically, they are local dump sites that are like halfway between going to the landfill and tossing stuff in your curb-side garbage can. They have recycling bins, places to drop off car batteries, scrap metal, tires, construction material, etc. Ours do take computer components. I am always directed to put my computer stuff in the building where they store paint and other nasty chemicals. From there, the computer parts are treated as hazardous material and properly disposed of, etc. It's a tax-payer funded deal, so you might not have anything like it where you are.
If you are lucky, you will have an organization like we had here that took donations of just about ANY computer components. The useable components were sorted and functioning machines were built out of whatever was in stock. The hacked-together machines built from these donated parts were freely distributed to families in need that would otherwise have limited or no access to any computers. I volunteered my time with a local group for a while and the backlog of pure crap that was accumulated was impressive. Almost nothing was turned away, but every functional system that made it out the door was worth the effort of managing the excess garbage. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Skinner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:24 PM Subject: Monitor Question WAS Monitor Question >I have a slightly more advanced monitor question. Having experienced > the fading and ultimate replacement of my old monitor, a Viewsonic, > after many years of service. What do I do with it? It is currently > sitting, gathering dust, in the corner of my dining room along with > three non-functioning desktop computers. At one time, I tried to > frankengineer a single working desktop for my kids out of these three, > but there where not enough functioning components to provide a complete > system. > > I am not allowed to just dump these if I follow the rules for > California. Can I just take them to any electronic retailer? Anybody > properly and diligently dispose of obsolete systems lately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243003 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
