Comments on: What Should I Do With All This E-Waste? http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/03/14/what-should-i-do-with-all-this-e-waste/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: simply stephen http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/03/14/what-should-i-do-with-all-this-e-waste/#comment-23618 simply stephen Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:18:56 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2744#comment-23618 I recently wrote about the hazards of online media. One word of caution about a decade ago, I worked for a company called Sustainable Technologies a division of Shields Environmental in the UK. We recycled computer and telecom equipment and there are over 1000 dangerous toxins in each machine. The programs that recycle equipment have the best intentions when sending them to Asia or Africa but in the end children break them apart and expose themselves to chemicals and then the equipment leeches into the eco system. The good news. There are organizations such as the Basel Action Network that can help you find a responsible program. There are also Manufacturer Take Back Programs and a list of not-for-profits that recycle or refurbish responsible. Find out first and then the pass it on theory does a lot more good than harm! I recently wrote about the hazards of online media.

One word of caution about a decade ago, I worked for a company called Sustainable Technologies a division of Shields Environmental in the UK.

We recycled computer and telecom equipment and there are over 1000 dangerous toxins in each machine. The programs that recycle equipment have the best intentions when sending them to Asia or Africa but in the end children break them apart and expose themselves to chemicals and then the equipment leeches into the eco system.

The good news. There are organizations such as the Basel Action Network that can help you find a responsible program. There are also Manufacturer Take Back Programs and a list of not-for-profits that recycle or refurbish responsible.

Find out first and then the pass it on theory does a lot more good than harm!

]]> By: David http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/03/14/what-should-i-do-with-all-this-e-waste/#comment-23603 David Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:22:36 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2744#comment-23603 There are a few places that will wipe a drive clean before disposing/recycling it. You could also buy an enclosure and use it as your own external drive. There are a few places that will wipe a drive clean before disposing/recycling it. You could also buy an enclosure and use it as your own external drive.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/03/14/what-should-i-do-with-all-this-e-waste/#comment-23600 Dawn Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:43:52 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2744#comment-23600 If I donate what is the best way to clean the harddrive so my info doesn' get pulled by them? - Should I just take the HD out? If I donate what is the best way to clean the harddrive so my info doesn’ get pulled by them? – Should I just take the HD out?

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