Did you know what's actually in computers that's so environmentally toxic?
The more than 315 million computers that became obsolete by 2004 contained:
1.2 billion pounds of lead
2 million pounds of cadmium
400 000 pounds of mercury
In addition, 112 million pounds of valuable materials, including steel, glass, plastic and precious metals, were recovered for reuse.
source: Dalbey Education Institute
The Dalbey Education Institute and Executive Recycling had a recycling event in Westminister a couple of weekends ago. I'm sure they will have more coming up.
Today's tip: Next time you need to get rid of an old PC check them out. This is your chance to do something good for the Earth at the same time.
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