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Don't just dump your old computer |
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Written by Ben Hall
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Monday, 01 October 2007 |
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For those people living in the States, here’s a useful article I found on TheStreet.com, which gives practical advice on how you can get rid of your old computer when you upgrade. The EPA estimates that 15% of discarded computers wind up in landfills every year, where they leak toxins like lead, mercury and even arsenic into the soil and potentially the groundwater. The writer, Eileen Gunn, explains what she found out after purchasing her new Apple.
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