Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The last MacBook Pro I purchased included a code used for UPS labels to recycle an old computer. I think that is an outstanding service...not sure if it is still on place. Roger Hart Detroit Sent from my iPhone On Jun 10, 2011, at 8:48 AM, "R. Clayton McKee" <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On Fri, 6/10/11, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > >> I suspect our local recycling yard >> would buy a HD for a few pennies, like >> any other metal scrap. > > > Probably not, actually; several of the components in computer components > are classed as hazmat substances. The scrapyards could get a lot of grief > that way, so they don't take them at all, usually. (Breaking apart and > separating the various recyclables is far more expensive here than it is > in places where nobody cares much if peasants die for no good reason.) > > (Most of the "recycle your computer" deals you see online and advertised > involve you paying to ship your computer somewhere else AND paying them a > fee to dispose of it properly.) > > > R. Clayton McKee > PhotoJournalist > from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information