Not good .. land fill for eWaste leads to toxic heavy metal contamination. It makes as much sense as discarding old engine oil into the drain or tossing medical waste from the first-aid room into the dumpster because it is cheaper. VITTA have an ewaste policy you can examine online. We use a group called ComputerBank and pay them to take all the old hardware, monitors, cables etc away <a href="http://computerbank.org.au">http://<cite><b>computerbank</b>.org.au</cite></a><br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/12/17 Mclean, Rachelle L <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Mclean.Rachelle.L@edumail.vic.gov.au">Mclean.Rachelle.L@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
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We have several old e-macs and computer bits that the head of dept wants to just throw in the dumpster. I remember discussions, I think on this list, about where you can take old computers to recycle them. Has anyone got any contacts? They are free to a good or not so good home.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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Rachelle McLean<br>
Hallam Senior College<br>
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