COMMENTARY
No electronics recycling here
Is your community's recycling program up-to-date?
Martin Rowe, Senior Technical Editor -- Test & Measurement World, 3/1/2006
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"Just throw it in the trash," said the DPW representative, "There are places that will recycle old computer parts, but I don't know who they are."
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T&MW contributing editor Brad Thompson fared better. He volunteers at a Vermont-based nonprofit computer-recycling and refurbishment center. Brad reports, "Many of the local organizations that use lots of PCs are migrating to flat-panel LCDs as displays. We receive quite a few CRT displays, many of which are still somewhat functional but don't pass our tests. As prices decline further, we'll see even more."
Do you have any stories about recycling electronic equipment? If so, please pass them on to senior technical editor Martin Rowe.
