| With electronic items made of many toxic | | | | recycling firms that will refurbish any of your old |
| materials, it is important that old models are | | | | electronics like televisions for the less fortunate |
| disposed of properly. Never dump electronic | | | | to. |
| products in land fills as its toxic materials only | | | | You could also donate your computers and |
| leach into the soil and water supplies. Electronic | | | | electronic stuff to local schools and charities which |
| recycling so better as you safely get rid of your | | | | will be able to use your old stuff. However make |
| products and others may also benefit because of | | | | sure your computers and fans are in working |
| you. | | | | order before donating them. |
| Before you actually get rid of your PC for minute | | | | There are also many organizations that collect old |
| reasons, you could spend some money to | | | | PCs to donate to the less fortunate. If you are |
| upgrade your memory or hard drive and give | | | | donating your computer, make sure all your |
| your PC a lease of new life. | | | | stored data is properly disposed of first. Use tools |
| If your computer is in working condition and you | | | | like Eraser to ensure all your sensitive data is |
| want to get rid of it just the latest computer, try | | | | removed from your hard drive as though you |
| placing your ad in sites like eBay to induce others | | | | may format your drive, it is still possible for |
| to buy your PC. To get higher rates than those | | | | anyone to recover your data. |
| quoted on the internet, you could also advertise | | | | If you like playing classic PC games from the 80s |
| about your computer in the local newspaper | | | | and 90s, you could use your old PC to play them |
| classifieds as the audience here is less tech-savvy | | | | as they don't run on Windows Vista. These |
| and thus don't know much about computers. | | | | games play only on the old version of DOS |
| However don't expect miracles, quote and sell | | | | operating system; so you could make your PC a |
| your computer at reasonable rates. | | | | dedicated game console for classic games. |
| Take your computer to a dedicated PC recycling | | | | With the help of these electronic recycling tips, |
| firm to have it refurbished so that other people | | | | you can get rid of your electronic gadgets while |
| and organizations will be able to use the | | | | benefiting yourself in other ways, or the less |
| computers. Similarly, there are also electronic | | | | fortunate. |