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Think Before you Donate Computers Know Your Source

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Why is donating your electronics and computers are sometimes not the best idea. Seek out a local recycler to recycle you electronic and dispose of computers properly.

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Think Before you

Donate Computers

Know Your Source

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Have old computers that are taking up space?

Of course you do. Who doesn’t.

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I think I will be super nice

And Donate my Computers to a Worthy

Cause.

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It’s not hard to find someone that will appreciate my old

electronics.

They’re no good to me, but someone can surely use them.

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That was EASY!

FOUND SOMEONE TO TAKE THESE OLD COMPUTERS. THEY EVEN THANKED ME FOR THEM!

YEAH!

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I can wash my hands of that!

It feels good to help the poor.AND….. Get my closet rid of All that electronic waste. Ahhhh!!!

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Roads are paved with goodIntentions...

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Unfortunately, things aren’t likeyou imagine.

Most likely, someone is taking what is of value and discarding the rest.

Reality?Reality?

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Illegal dumping of electronics are happening everyday.

Someone donates their old computers. Someone else takes what it readily easy to process.

Sold to a buyer and shipped off to another country, where children labor for up to 16 hours

a day.

AND THEN

THIS

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Q: So, What Do I Do?

A: Seek out a local electronic recycler That recycles electronics responsibly.

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If you do that – You do many good things.#1 Keep the earth from being mined for

precious elements.

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#2

Keep the landfills from filling up with potentially toxic waste.

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#3

Keep computer waste from being shipped to other countries.

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#4

Recycle the metals & elements to make new computers.

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FACE IT. NO ONE WANT YOUR OLD COMPUTERS.

If it’s not good enough for you, then why would anyone else want them?

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Let’s Do Our BEST

To keep this from happening.

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Lend a hand by recycling computers locally.

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Be a friend to the environment.

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Keep Florida beautiful.

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