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Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:22 pm
by Katya
In going through old boxes and packing, I've come across my old laptop that died 3 or 4 years ago. Is there a proper way to dispose of old laptops? Do they have to be specially processed or anything? (I guess I'm thinking of the mercury in fluorescent light bulbs and wondering if there's anything equivalent in old laptops.)
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:28 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:28 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Some of them will even pay you for it! I don't know which ones, though.
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:28 pm
by Zedability
I believe you can recycle electronics at Staples
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:29 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
And Best Buy, Office Max, etc.
But FREE MONEY! That's better than just saving the environment.
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:51 pm
by Katya
Zedability wrote:I believe you can recycle electronics at Staples
Awesome! (Because that's the one we have.)
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:51 pm
by Katya
Giovanni Schwartz wrote:And Best Buy, Office Max, etc.
But FREE MONEY! That's better than just saving the environment.
It is! But sometimes "less hassle" is better than "free money."
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:56 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Never. Ever.
Re: Disposing of an old laptop
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:32 pm
by Gimgimno
If nothing else, take out the hard drive magnets and have awesome magnets for your fridge for the rest of your life.