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I'm looking to trash an old P166 that has no usefulness and no resale value. I know that both the computer and the monitor contain hazardous chemicals that shouldn't go to an ordinary landfill.

So where do I take them, if I want to be eco-friendly? Are there places I can go drop off stuff like this for free, proper disposal?

 

[Bregor]

Check to see if your local schools have any use for it first.

 

[xsarien]

Donations or recycling programs, yeah.

 

[belgurdo]

Gut it for parts, then donate anything that doesn't have big money value

 

[aoi tsuki]

At the very least, use a secure wipe program to wipe the hard drive. At the most, take an axe to it... repeatedly.

Tools for the first option:
http://staff.washington.edu/jdlarios/autoclave/
http://www.jetico.com/download.htm

 

[levious]

check classifieds... should see people/businesses that buy old electronics.

 

[StrikerObi]

I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure you can just junk the computer. The monitor contains lead though, and needs to be disposed of properly.

 

[tedtropy]

Take the monitor and smash it against the side of a dumpster. It makes a wonderful hissing noise while the phosphor gases in the CRT tube escape...

 

[Mashing]

Like this:

 

[border]

There's nothing in the PC worth taking. 4MB video card....56K modem...12X CD drive?

I already opened the hard drive and scratched the platter up nice n' good. Is that enough to prevent data recovery? Perhaps I should just toss the HD into the sewer?

So where does the monitor have to go to, if that's the only thing that can't be thrown in the regular trash?

 

[levious]

don't doubt the power of the classifieds... there's people that buy stuff for the chips alone... for instance people who collect microchip "art."

 

[Minotauro]

So where does the monitor have to go to, if that's the only thing that can't be thrown in the regular trash?

Just wait until your nearby grocery store is closed and then go throw it in their dumpster. I've thrown numerous monitors into dumpsters without trouble.

 

[Gattsu25]

 

[Brian Fellows]

We put our out for the city wide junk pick up. Screw the earth.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

lol. Wrap carefully in styrofoam. Bury it real deep.