[elearning] E-waste and Computer Bank

[Roland Gesthuizen]

G'day all,

About 1.6 million old computers are being dumped in landfills every year 
and the figure is set to climb. Here are some interesting figures that 
are worth sharing about.
      
http://newsletters.fairfax.com.au/cgi-bin16/DM/y/hBaPs0T1Lak0Jhb0QkVO0Ep

Instead of scrapping monitors, junking computer shells or filling the 
dumpster with eWaste, our college paid for a batch of this equipment to 
be sent to the Victorian ComputerBank office. At least we can be 
confident that this gear will be recycled or reused and not end up as 
toxic landfill for former students to manage. :-)
      http://www.computerbank.org.au/contact

Regards Roland