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Computer hardware has changed a lot over the past 15 years and most computers used to be large and heavy and were very difficult to use because they did not have an operating system. You would have to put in your own code so that you can make the computer operate and most of these old computers were very slow. It is amazing the enhancements that have been made over last few years to computer and the way they affect our life.
Throwing away used networking hardware, monitors, hard drives, routers, RAM, webcams, batteries or anything of the like can have a devastating effect if the equipment ends up in our landfills.
From nysscpa.org:
Most of the environmental concerns with computers lie with the monitor, specifically its cathode ray tube (CRT). Each color monitor contains, on average, four to five pounds of lead, considered hazardous waste when disposed of, according to EPA standards. Computers also contain other hazardous materials, including mercury, cadmium (a known carcinogen), and hexavalent chromium (shown to cause high blood pressure, iron-poor blood, liver disease, and nerve and brain damage in animals).
One way to get rid of old computer equipment is to donate it to one of the many non-profit organizations that will accept it. Many local schools and non-profits could greatly benefit from your old computer equipment. Two sites to help you donate are sharetechnology.org and cristina.org.
There have been numerous cases, many very high profile cases where people have thrown away or donated old computers and laptops and the new recipient or finder of that computer hardware has collected it and gotten old information off of it.
Sometimes this information is very personal in nature and just the type of information that an identity thief might like to have. This does not necessarily mean that any given person in our society who finds an old computer or buys one at a secondhand store is going to steal your information, but why tempt fate?
Remember if you are in the market for a new computer then you need to search and find which one fits your specific needs the best. Whether you choose an Apple or a PC you should know that computers are faster than they have ever been before and can do just about anything you want them to
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