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Don’t let those old computers, laptops and broken video game players go to the local land fills, by just throwing them in the trash. Send them off to the recycling center. A quick search on the internet and you’ll find a local electronics store or center that takes old electronics. These are the types of items that never decompose and last a lifetime in our earth. Research and studies have implimented some great ideas on how to recycle items that don’t decompose. We just have to do our part and take a couple extra steps to ensure these items get to the right place.
In some cases local repair stores will actually give you a couple bucks for the old pieces, if they contain parts that are still usable. Refurbishing is another great way to prevent our landfills from over filling.
I know, some are saying we don’t have land fills - our garbage is burned in big incinerators! Great! all the more reason to recycle or refurbish those old electronics. The thought of that burning, is almost scarier than the land fill.
Give your local “google” a try, before you toss it in the trash, we’ll both be glad you did.
Before you think all is lost and you throw it out! Stop – What is wrong with it? I recently took an old laptop to the “Computer Gnomes Consulting Inc” computergnomes.net {{totally awesome group of peoples}} and they were able to remove the harddrive {saving everything that mattered to me} and use the remainin parts {some of} All for the price of the external hard drive case and a few bucks – less than $50 walking out the door! I didn’t have to worry about getting rid of the old laptop at all, and I know it isn’t going in the landfill
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