How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

re: How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

Robubba — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:44:25 GMT

They are definitely getting paid by SOMEONE. Think about it, they are getting a ton of broken devices. They could receive information about us through our very own cell phones. And the devices they get can be sold as raw materials for a lot of cash...

It's a great idea, but they don't sound as selfless as they probably want me to think they are.

re: How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

ZPE — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:51:29 GMT

Actually, there's gold in them thar fills!

If you get hold of really old computer circuit boards, backplanes etc, you can extract quite a bit of gold out of them. They use to use gold as connectors/contacts because of its electrical conductivity and lack of oxidation. And they were not miserly with is as well, because gold was kind of cheapish!

Probably not as relevant now days, gold contacts, if used at all, are probably only a few microns thick...but with it hitting US$1000 an ounce last week, perhaps the USPS is onto something? ;-)

re: How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

New to Natural — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:53:06 GMT

Our government is recycling? Hold on, I think the weatherman just said hell froze over.

I was just having this same conversation the other day about outdated technology and what a person can do with it other than throw it in the trash.

They're going to spend our tax dollars regardless, so if I have my pick, I'd choose this one over the woodstock museum any day.

re: How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

mmc88121 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:33:57 GMT

We as taxpayers are actually paying for the recycling. I wonder when they will start charging for it. Because the post office is partially subsidized.

Mary

re: How You Can Recycle Your Electronics -- At No Charge

shaneperrone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:31:52 GMT

Well i will be a little less unhappy with the Post office if this goes nationwide.... at least if they brake it then it was going to be recycled...i swear they play football with my packages :S