| Computer recycling refers to reusing or recycling | | | | for useful donations in the charity organizations. |
| computers. It may include creating another | | | | If you recycle computers, you not only make |
| product for use or donating to charity or may | | | | more computers, but also give chances to other |
| also mean systems dismantling in such a manner | | | | people for using their technology. Several |
| that constituent materials are safely extracted for | | | | refurbishing companies supply used computers to |
| reuse into other products. Some of the computer | | | | the school systems, charity programs and |
| parts which may be recycled are:o Glass monitoro | | | | correctional facilities. Thus the less privileged class |
| CD Rom driveo Keyboardo Cathode ray tube | | | | also can think of building their careers. |
| (CRT)o Plastic caseo Cableso Circuit board metalo | | | | The general process of recycling computers |
| Copper in the power cordo Batterieso Printer | | | | Firstly, the PC hardware is received for the |
| cartridges | | | | recycling process to begin. Next, the hardware is |
| Advantages of computer recycling | | | | to be disassembled. The different components |
| Some of the benefits associated with computer | | | | are sorted out and stored in the temporary bins. |
| recycling are:o Decreases landfill spaceo Creates | | | | The plastic constituents are stored in a conveyor |
| less harmful chemical emissionso People can buy | | | | and transported for grinding. Plastics are basically |
| old and used computers at affordable rateso It is | | | | dumped into a grinder for achieving consistency in |
| a good source of lead for manufacturing different | | | | size. After the grinding is over, finished product is |
| other products.o Leads to conservation of energy | | | | generally placed within storage containers and sent |
| in the manufacturing plantso Recycling provides | | | | away for recycling. |