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    • … small electrical items at their local recycling center rather than throwing them in their dustbins. A spokesman said: “Radio adverts will start on Boxing Day in time for the sales. The main message is ‘Bring It, Don’t Bin It’.” Computers 4 Africa, a charity based in Maidstone, takes people’s unwanted …

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    • … in landfill sites or being handled in scrap yards in Asia and Africa where poor safety and environmental standards frequently result in damage to workers health and local water supplies. The proposals are likely to be welcomed by green groups such as IT re-use charity [url=http://www.computeraid.org …

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    • … he said, “I am not sure if used computers are covered by the law.” Meanwhile, Computer Aid International, a UK based Charity which distributes refurbished computers to developing countries, say they are hopeful that the EA would contact the Ghanaian authorities as part of their investigations …

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    • … environmentalist, there is the MacBook Pro. Apple has made this their most energy efficient computer yet, they have also started a recycling program that will accept computers and cellphones of any make and model. For the greenest person in your life we recommend anything that is made from recycled materials …

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    • … and recycled. You can drop computers off at any number of charity organizations who refurbish what is salvageable or recycle what isn’t. It’s hardly the ideal solution to the growing waste problem of technology development but it’s the least we can do. Photo by Adam Dean Except that more and more attention …

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    • … recycle in your electronics as well. Staples has a pretty comprehensive recycling program. They charge $10 for each large piece of equipment, but they take computers, monitors, fax machines, and printers, as well as smaller items like ink cartridges and cell phones. Click here to find out more …

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    • … the link here! Old computers and other electronics: Find a list of places to donate for reuse or recycling at the US Environmental Protection Agency. I just found out I can send back my ancient Nokia cell phone for free with a prepaid shipping label that I can print out. Who knew? The Help Kenya …

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    • … in primitive workshops in India and west Africa and China, where it is stripped out, boiled up, dunked in acid or smashed to smithereens by unskilled, low-paid and frequently child labour. I have seen this “recycling” industry at work in Delhi, where barefooted children as young as eight dunk circuit …

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    • … and police, His Church “recycles” goods (everything from t-shirts to cds to toys to computers), which would have once been destined for the dump, into items redistributed to the needy in Europe and Africa. Richard Humphrey of “His Church” with a Worcestershire County Council official and seized …

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    • … for ‘the other 90%’ that aid sustainable development by seeking to provide means of obtaining potable water, affordable shelter, income generation and education without the need for handouts or charity. One size does not fit all As the world’s new consumers from the rapidly developing economies …




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