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COMPUTER RECYCLING

Computer recycling is all about renewal and re-use of a computer that is disposed of. Over the past years, we put tons of electronics equipment and with hazardous substances that cause damage in the environment away. Most people simply throw away their old or used computer parts, because they are unaware of the environmental problem that may cause the elimination of neglect and electronics. In this essay I will speak about computer recycling in the early history and the development and the future.

General speaking, Computer recycling is all about renewing and reusing a discarded computer. For the past years, tons of electronics equipment with hazardous materials has been thrown away which cause damage to the environment. Most of the people simply throw away their old computers and other electrical parts because they are unaware of the environmental problem that they may cause from careless disposal of electronics. That’s why it is very important for us to know what it is in the computer and how it may affect the environment if we just have to throw it away without knowing how harmful it is.

 In order to reduce this threat, people find out that recycling is highly beneficial for the environment and also for the human being. As stated in proquest “Computer Reruns & Recycling partnered with a computer recycling company in Oklahoma, Natural Evolutions” (HOLT.L, 2007, April 03). There are many ways of recycling a computer. Reusable materials include steel, glass, plastic and precious metals. Ink cartridges, floppy disks, CDs, speakers, keyboards and cords contain materials that could easily be reused. You could also start shopping for re-useable disks. And the other way on recycling a computer is through a donation to a charity. Based on my research I found out that there are some establishments with donated a large inventory of computers to other establishment for them to reuse. Same as what The Carnegie Mellon University did to Goodwill Pittsburgh by the year 1995 where they donated a large inventory of computers that leads to the creation of the Computer Recycling Center on the South Side of Pittsburgh. And after that year some programs which are dedicated to refurbishing computers began and the volume of computers needing to be fixed increase significantly. Rather than throwing those old or discarded computers why don’t we try to reuse them or donate to other people who badly need it? You’re not only helping them instead your also helping the environment reduce the pollution by waste. Don't wait too long to do it, as it could cost more in the future.

In conclusion, I believe that these days are showing many useful technologies and techniques which helps the environment and the human lives, Computer Recycling is really useful step that bring many useful industries and who knows maybe many years after, the used or old computer parts will be treasure for us or antiques, who knows?! .By using the computer recycling technique many ideas or inventions will be develop moreover; it may help thousand types of Researches. But on the other hand for the normal users they have to make sure that we can’t use the old parts without any repairs before using, because it may bring serious damages.                  

Name :Abdulla Mohammed Al Bakri

 H00207649       CIQ

Words: 540

References

Computer recycling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 30, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_recycling#Reasons_for_recycling

HOLT, L. (2007, March 3). Computer Recycling Demand on the Rise. ProQuest. Retrieved March 14, 2012, from 0-search.proquest.com.library.hct.ac.ae/docview/405626214/135FC49C1CA4D6ADC82/3?accountid=1215

McKenzie, E. (2011, July 21). Computer Recycling History | eHow.com. eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012, from http://www.ehow.com/info_8765424_computer-recycling-history.html

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