[NBLUG/talk] Where to donate computers?

[Eric Eisenhart]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 11:59:13PM -0700, snoland at sonic.net wrote:
> No kidding....the next monitor that dies on me might just find it's way 
> into the land fill.
> 
> I'm all for recycling but..sheesh!

For disposing of monitors, CRC is the cheapest option in town.  County
landfill wants more to get rid of a monitor than CRC wants.

The 1 to 11 pounds of lead in a CRT (about 2lbs for a typical monitor)
apparently leaches into ground water quite readily, so monitors must not go
into landfills.  If you try to dispose of a monitor (or most electronics)
via curbside pickup, you're likely to get fined.

http://www.recyclenow.org/ has lots of local info about a lot of this.
-- 
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder & President Pro Tempore
The North Bay Linux Users Group
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