| When many people buy a new laptop or PC they | | | | Sites |
| will wonder what they should do with their old | | | | There are many mobile phone recycling sites that |
| one. For many people the easiest thing to do | | | | are starting to see the potential of buying used |
| would be to simply throw it in the bin for it to end | | | | laptops. These types of recycling sites are very |
| up at landfill, although this may be the easiest | | | | easy to use and much easier than selling to an |
| thing to do it is not the best for the future of our | | | | online auction site especially if you have little |
| planet. Laptops are made up of heavy and toxic | | | | technical knowledge. Simply visit a laptop recycler, |
| metals, heavy metals will take hundreds of years | | | | type in the manufacturer and model number of |
| to full decompose at landfill whilst the toxic metals | | | | the laptop you want to trade in and you will be |
| will leak into the soil causing major damage to the | | | | quoted both a working and non-working price. If |
| environment. | | | | you are happy with the price then register your |
| Rather than putting your old laptop in the bin | | | | details and proceed through the checkout. Most |
| there are many ways that they can be recycled | | | | laptop recyclers in the UK will provide you with a |
| or re-used, these are listed below. | | | | free courier service that will come and collect |
| Sell Your laptop or laptop parts for Re-use | | | | your old laptop, once received the quality will be |
| If your old laptop is working then it can be sold at | | | | checked and your payment sent within a short |
| one of the many online auction sites, this is great | | | | amount of days. Many of these recycling |
| for the environment as it means not only will it be | | | | companies will then either refurbish them for |
| re-used but it will mean that no so many valuable | | | | re-sale in the UK or abroad or if they are beyond |
| materials have to be mined in the future to make | | | | repair then they will be recycled correctly under |
| new ones. If your old laptop is broken it can still | | | | the WEEE directive. |
| be opened and the bits inside such as the screen, | | | | Recycling Laptops Using Local Government |
| memory, processor or keyboard sold on for | | | | Facilities |
| parts. | | | | The last option when it comes to recycling laptops |
| Other ways that your unwanted laptop could be | | | | is too simply take it too a local government |
| re-used could be by giving it away to friends or | | | | recycling facility who will dispose of it correctly for |
| family or even donating it too charity or a good | | | | you, Although this method of disposal is good for |
| cause. | | | | the environment you will not earn any money for |
| Recycle Your laptop for cash at Mobile Recycling | | | | your valuable device. |