How should I dispose of old computers?
Throwing them in the trash can is not a good way to protect the environment. If you disassemble the computer and remove the components you can throw away the empty case, but most of the other parts contain metals that should not be in the landfill. The circuit boards inside electronic equipment contain lead, mercury, cadmium, and other heavy metals that are bad for the environment.. The chips can sometimes be reused, but are usually melted down and used to manufacture new chips. Several pounds of lead can be found in the picture tubes of TVs and old computer monitors.
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties sometimes sponsor an “amnesty day”, during which residents are allowed to bring old computer equipment, batteries, chemicals, paint, etc to designated collection points around the county. More than 90 percent of an old computer’s parts can be reused or melted down by professional recyclers.
In Escambia County Florida, computers, monitors, printers and other electronics can be delivered to the landfill on the 2nd Saturday of every month between 8:00 a.m.and noon, at 13009 Beulah Road in Cantonment (850-937-2160). At that facility, the electronics are processed for recycling.
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