E-Recycling - Computers
Electronic Recycling in Hampton Roads
 Computers
Reports estimate over 500 million computers will become
obsolete by 2007 in the United States alone. That is almost 2
computers per person and billions of pounds of surplus computers. (http://www.nrc-recycle.org)
Electronics recycling or E-Cycling can divert over 95% of these
materials from our waste stream, which includes eliminating exposure
of the many hazardous substances found in old PC equipment. For
example, monitor picture tubes (Cathode Ray Tubes or CRTs) contain
lead; computers and other related equipment also contain lead as well
as other harmful metals and materials such as lithium, cadmium,
mercury, beryllium and more. By reusing or properly recycling these
electronics can eliminate exposure to these hazards and save resources
in developing new ones.
Disposition and End of Life Options for Personal
Computers Carnegie Mellon University's Green Design Initiative
prepared a report which offers a projection of how many personal
computers will be disposed of in the years to come. The study finds
many fewer computers are being sent to landfills, as many more are
being recycled as markets for used computers and electronic equipment
develop.
CMU has the report available on its website at:
http://gdi.ce.cmu.edu/gd/Research/pc-disposal.pdf. Questions may be directed
to H. Scott Matthews at
[email protected]. Date: original publication 1991,
updated 1997. For national listings of reuse organizations visit
www.sharetechnology.org.
You may also want to contact other
local charitable organizations such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army.
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Argus Technology
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Contact: Bill Breckenridge
Richmond, VA
(804) 353-2727
[email protected] |
Second Chance
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Contact: Bob Kelly
10700 Page Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 246-4542 |
National Cristina Foundation
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500 West Putnam Avenue
3rd Floor
Greenwich, CT 06830
[email protected]
www.cristina.org/donate.html |
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