Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, You're right. My township requires that anything with a pc board be disposed of in a separate collection. And they charge me by the piece. Example, a printer is $3, a monitor is $8 and a keyboard is $1. No mention of a digital camera yet though. 8>) Len On Dec 4, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > But the disposal of outdated computers and peripherals is a worldwide > disaster....though I would guess that most are used one way or > other as a > digital darkroom. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On 12/4/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >> >> I'd guess real world effects are a bit more "unclean" than >> legislated >> by our government. Comparing the number of chips per household >> versus >> darkrooms might present a more realistic view. >> >> Frank Filippone wrote: >> >> >Chip manufacture is an extremely "dirty" process. Lots of really >> bad >> chemicals. However, the Chip plants all clean the water as it >> >leaves the plant, to the degree that it leaves much cleaner than it >> enters. It is all monitored as well both by the chip maker and >> >the municipality. In the end, it is a very clean industry, given >> the >> steps taken. >> > >> >Home darkrooms in general dump their chemistry down the drain. No >> cleaning. Pro labs do a mixture of both... dependent on the >> >local laws in place. >> > >> >Frank Filippone >> >red735i@earthlink.net >> > >> > .............. my guess is chips >> >and electronics create their own hazards while being made. >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Leica Users Group. >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information