Re: [tlug] Linux compatible motherboards

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon wrote:
> By the way, regarding your question about used boxes "Although one thing 
> I wondered before was in Japan don't you also have to pay a sizable sum 
> to throw the darn thing away?" - while I can't exactly advocate it, some 
> people break apart old equipment into small pieces and dispose of the 
> plastic bits with other plastic, the metal bits with other metal, etc. 
> in the regular trash.  The problem with this route of course, is the 
> circuit board, which contains some very nasty substances for landfills.  
> Sometimes used dealers will take an old one off your hands when you're 
> buying another one from them, but not always.
>   
Apart from the obvious environmental problem, depending on where you are
they may also stop collecting all you garbage (or all the garbage for
your building if you are in an apartment) if they decide you are
throwing away commercial garbage or things that require proper
disposal.  This happened at my university dormitory and to some
neighbors down the road.

Edward