What do you do with dead computer components?

[arrfep]

I'm doing my spring cleaning with extreme prejudice (I'm kind of a packrat) and am determined to get rid of everything I absolutely will not use. I've got a dead mobo, and PSU that I want to get rid of, and don't want to bother shipping them to someone for the $5 I might be able to get on eBay/CL. Just looking for ideas, what everybody else does with their non-working components.

 

[hiromizu]

I just sell my broken crap to unsuspecting ATOTers

 

[xanis]

Most towns have hazardous waste pickup days for just this sort of thing. They usually come twice a year IIRC, and that's when I get rid of all my old electronic stuff.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I just burn in in a barrel with gasoline in my back yard.

 

[Barfo]

Ship to China.

 

[arrfep]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I just burn in in a barrel with gasoline in my back yard.

I don't think that will get hot enough to melt the steel case of the PSU. What can I use to get the fire hotter?

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: arrfep

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I just burn in in a barrel with gasoline in my back yard.

I don't think that will get hot enough to melt the steel case of the PSU. What can I use to get the fire hotter?

rocket fuel

 

[MrChad]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&id=pcmcat149900050025

 

[sutahz]

What do I do w/ my dead computer components? I throw it in the trash.

 

[tasmanian]

Toss it in the trash. That mercury is great for the ground water.

 

[arrfep]

Originally posted by: tasmanian
Toss it in the trash. That mercury is great for the ground water.

Should I did a deep hole, to get it closer to the ground water?

 

[JJ650]

Shoot at them

 

[Jeeebus]

obligatory "nuke from orbit" comment here

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Xanis
Most towns have hazardous waste pickup days for just this sort of thing. They usually come twice a year IIRC, and that's when I get rid of all my old electronic stuff.

Originally posted by: barfo
Ship to China.

You are both doing the same exact thing but barfo is just cutting out the middleman.

 

[Jeeebus]

Originally posted by: JJ650
Shoot at them

Well, if you happen to have a .50 cal sniper rifle layin around...

 

[Denithor]

Originally posted by: sutahz
What do I do w/ my dead computer components? I throw it in the trash.

Promptly contributing to lead levels in the landfills & eventually groundwater.

:roll:

Many of the "tech" stores offer recycling services for a small fee.

If you're in the right location Goodwill has Computer Works stores that will accept any old computer parts, working or not - they refurb/sell anything working and recycle anything that's broken. No charge for this service.

 

[BW86]

non-working components? I throw them in the trash

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: Denithor

Originally posted by: sutahz
What do I do w/ my dead computer components? I throw it in the trash.

Promptly contributing to lead levels in the landfills & eventually groundwater.

:roll:

Many of the "tech" stores offer recycling services for a small fee.

If you're in the right location Goodwill has Computer Works stores that will accept any old computer parts, working or not - they refurb/sell anything working and recycle anything that's broken. No charge for this service.

The problem with most of them is they get shipped to China since it's cheaper to dispose of them there then here so never pay any fee since you are wasting money.

 

[SonnyDaze]

I save them for RMA's to unsuspecting companies like BFG.

 

[ViviTheMage]

blow it up

 

[InflatableBuddha]

My city recycling depot accepts all types of computer equipment and peripherals, even televisions, for recycling.

Check your city or county to see if they offer a similar program.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: sutahz
What do I do w/ my dead computer components? I throw it in the trash.

It classifies as hazardous waste. The very least you could do is make sure it gets "recycled" (which has a >50% chance of ending up in China, but still at least 1/3 of it gets properly recycled)

 

[eplebnista]

I set them out at the end of my front yard for the trash truck but it is usually less than half an hour before it just disappears(someone drives by, sees them and picks them up).

 

[ShockwaveVT]

Originally posted by: MrChad
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&id=pcmcat149900050025

this

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Denithor

Originally posted by: sutahz
What do I do w/ my dead computer components? I throw it in the trash.

Promptly contributing to lead levels in the landfills & eventually groundwater.

:roll:

Many of the "tech" stores offer recycling services for a small fee.

If you're in the right location Goodwill has Computer Works stores that will accept any old computer parts, working or not - they refurb/sell anything working and recycle anything that's broken. No charge for this service.

i accumulate parts for 2 years usually, put them on a pallet and have a company come pick them up and pay ME for it. if its under a specific weight its considered a scrap donation tho. i usually get money back, but the donation slip works too, at tax time.