Hi Jamie,
Reuse is ideal - ie find someone who can use the old computers - intact or
in parts.
The good news is there has been movement on the collation of E-Waste (TV
and Computers) front.
Check with your local council - if your stuff can be classified as
residents waste. Leichhardt Municipal Council is starting a Residents only
drop-off on August 4 - I expect others will follow, or are ahead of the game.
This site lists national and local re-use and recycling options for around 90
different materials. Use the 'Search for service' function to the left of this
page to find recyclers near you.
<http://businessrecycling.com.au/>
My notes on E-waste are here - I welcome any comments or leads to relevant
stuff, that should be included.
<http://ramin.com.au/itgovernance/green-ICT-e-waste.shtml>
Marghanita
Jamie Lennox wrote:
Hey all,
I've got 3 older desktops in various working order. One of them is a
motherboard issue, one i think is graphics, the other is just old and crap.
I'm trying to recycle them. I don't think any of them are worth anything
but there is a bunch of parts that are useful including 2x400gb, 320gb
hdds old audigy cards etc. One is a Core2 and another is a amd64 which
i'm pretty sure work fine.
I'm moving soon and can't wait till the community drop of days. It seems
like a waste to dump not to mention environmental issues, but i cannot
find anybody to take them. Nobody is interested unless i have a
commercial load to offer and pay for at those rates. Wesley is out of
business and so are some others i've found.
How do you recycle old computers?
Thanks,
Jamie
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