| If you have ever seen the inside of a computer, | | | | the environment and all of us who live here by |
| you would have noticed the metal inside. You also | | | | reducing the amount of gold mining that is needed. |
| know that your home computer or office | | | | If we all make sure that our old computers were |
| computer is not going to last forever. At some | | | | disposed of properly and participated in electronic |
| point it is going to quit, become outdated, or start | | | | recycling, we could make a big difference for the |
| slowing down and will have to be replaced. When | | | | environment. |
| you are ready to buy a new computer, you will | | | | Not only can you participate, you can recycle gold |
| have to figure out how to get rid of your old | | | | found in unused jewelry, coins and even the fillings |
| computer. The best thing you can do is recycle | | | | in your teeth. More people participate in computer |
| your old computer. | | | | gold recycling, though, than these kinds of |
| As you know, metal is a large part of your | | | | recycling. People want to hang on to jewelry and |
| computer's interior so you have a lot of metal | | | | coins with sentimental value. Many items that |
| that is recyclable. You may not know that your | | | | contain gold are actually special things passed |
| computer actually has a very valuable metal | | | | down from generation to generation. The best |
| component. There is gold in your computer's | | | | opportunity the average person has for recycling |
| circuitry and electronics. Computer gold recycling is | | | | gold is computer gold recycling. |
| a big part of the computer recycling industry and | | | | You can participate when disposing of old |
| electronics recycling industry. You won't find a ton | | | | computer but you can also do more. Many people |
| of gold in your computer but there is enough to | | | | are not aware of the opportunity because they |
| make it worthwhile to take part in gold recycling | | | | don't know there is gold in there to recycle. You |
| and do your part for the environment. | | | | can help the environment by talking to people you |
| Gold is something that occurs naturally | | | | know about and encouraging them to participate |
| underground and is brought to the surface | | | | in these programs. There are many computer |
| through mining. The type of mining that is used | | | | recycling facilities around the country that will |
| for gold, strip mining, does a lot of damage to the | | | | recycle your computer at no cost to you. |
| environment. Computer recycling can help protect | | | | |