Re: Reuse or Recycle Your Old Computer
Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]>
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| Organization | Ramin Communications |
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Jason Ball wrote: >> Your old computer uses much more energy than a new one. Powering the beast > creates much more CO2 than the new ones and save the environment (sic) > causes much more harm than >> binning it (hopefully decently) > > Prove it. Please include the carbon cost of the new machine, shipping etc, > while you are at it. > <snip> You could also consider - recycling value of the components of your old computer vs mining new resources! It also depends what you are going to use the old computer for. I thought of turning an old computer into a Digital Photo frame, but from a sustainability perspective, decided to exhibit printed works instead. More at Reusing an old Laptop for a Digital Picture Frame http://ramin.com.au/eco-sydney/e-waste.shtml Marghanita -- Marghanita da Cruz Ramin Communications Pty Ltd http://ramin.com.au/ Phone:(+61)0414-869202 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html