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Old 14th-March-2006, 05:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Computer Recycling
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Originally Posted by LMC
Best to take it to someone who will "clean" the hard disk properly before it gets used again by a school or a charity. www.digital-links.org is a fab organisation (NB - I have no other "interest" in them) which collects PCs from offices and cleans and recycles them for developing countries. I don't know if they will collect from home users, but they should be able to put you in touch with someone who will if they can't help
Looking at the Digital Links website:
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The minimum specification of equipment that can usefully be reused is:
  • 25+ items (Monitors or Base units)
...If you only have a single machine then try contacting your local council for recycling opportunities in your local area.
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