On Computers

The U.S. Government Dumps 10,000 computers a week.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government throws out around 10,000 computers a week. While the government has made improvements in their throw-away habits, the report said, it noted that federal agencies often provide little assurance that their old computers are disposed of in any useful or environmentally friendly way.

We’ve shortened the long link to the report. So you can get there by typing tinyurl.com/2GaoReport, or, go to ElectronicsTakeBack.com.

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