i think i is an awful procedure for householders to have to pay to recycle, in fact plain stupid.<br><br>If people can get rid of them from the council for free instead of paying to get rid of them they will. Charities dont want them, as i have phoned a few myself.<br>
<br>When i did crt work in primary schools they were all wanting more computers, so what is going on?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 1:57 PM, <<a href="mailto:billo@kew.hotkey.net.au">billo@kew.hotkey.net.au</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">What a great idea.<br>
<br>
We can all send whole obsolete computer labs to roland to dispose of for us!<br>
<br>
LOL<br>
<br>
Bill Oldham (Sessional teacher of Year 11 and 12 IT at Chisholm TAFE)<br>
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Quoting andrew barry <<a href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">jagguy999@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<br>
> ok sorry i didnt read your post properly.<br>
><br>
> did you say i would need to pay to get rid of them?<br>
> how do i get the monitors to your school?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Roland Gesthuizen <<a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > I offered to help get rid of some CRT's for staff by adding them to the<br>
> > school pool of monitors we are returning. I think they charge about<br>
> $20-40<br>
> > per monitor. It wasn't a big deal as we originally gave away a many of<br>
> these<br>
> > old monitors. Part of closing the loop is making the retailer / producer<br>
> > think about plans for the long term, correct disposal of the e-waste that<br>
> > they are generating .. schools have an ethical obligation to take back<br>
> and<br>
> > correctly destroy. It is the least we can now do considering the<br>
> > dump-masters that I once filled with e-waste.<br>
> ><br>
> > If schools think that donating equipment absolves us of all future eWaste<br>
> > issues, then they are in the same boat as those that give old toxic, old<br>
> > super-tankers to third world countries to scrap and decommission on the<br>
> > beaches. We are all in the same boat.<br>
> ><br>
> > Regards Roland<br>
> ><br>
> > PS: Oddly enough, if you have a brand name monitor .. some have a return<br>
> > to manufacturer policy (I know this is the case for IBM, Apple, HP and<br>
> > perhaps others)<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On 30/03/2008, andrew barry <<a href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">jagguy999@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > no these are my own crt's and i cant get rid of them.<br>
> > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Roland Gesthuizen <<br>
> > > <a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > > We pay for ComputerBank to sustainably destroy and dispose of our old<br>
> > > > TV's and CRT (cathode ray tubes) These must be processed by a<br>
> leaded-glass<br>
> > > > recycler / lead smelter. Just ask them for the price, this is something<br>
> that<br>
> > > > we now factor into my ICT budget. At our school, safety comes first, so<br>
> does<br>
> > > > dealing with eWaste. VITTA have on their website a position statement<br>
> on<br>
> > > > this very issue if you need to raise the costs with your school<br>
> council.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Heavy metal contamination from early Melbourne efforts at dealing<br>
> with<br>
> > > > industrial waste is now being recycling back into the Port Phillip<br>
> bay<br>
> > > > ecosystem from the channel dredging. If we continue to dump this stuff<br>
> into<br>
> > > > landfill, sit back folks and enjoy your gift to the future ..<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Regards Roland<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > On 29/03/2008, andrew barry <<a href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">jagguy999@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > they dont take crt's without the computer box.<br>
> > > > > they wont take my 2 crt's and old pent II<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <<br>
> > > > > <a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > > Computer Bank could take this off your hands. Our college is<br>
> > > > > > organising another shipment of old printers, CPU cases, ewaste and<br>
> CRT<br>
> > > > > > monitors.<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > <a href="http://vic.computerbank.org.au" target="_blank">http://vic.computerbank.org.au</a><br>
> > > > > > "We recycle donated computers with quality free software and<br>
> > > > > > distribute them to disadvantaged individuals and community groups.<br>
> Donated<br>
> > > > > > computers are tested and obsolete parts are stripped and recycled<br>
> by<br>
> > > > > > volunteers."<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > Regards Roland<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > On 28/03/2008, andrew barry <<a href="mailto:jagguy999@gmail.com">jagguy999@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > Hi<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > I have some crt monitors i want to get rid of, both 19inch and<br>
> > > > > > > working well.<br>
> > > > > > > any ideas?<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > also i have a cannon bubble jet printer i dont want and a old<br>
> > > > > > > pentium 200ghz with win95 on it.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > where can i dump this stuff or does someone have a better idea<br>
> > > > > > > as i hate to just throw it out on the sidewalk.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
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