i am vim and if you help me in answering this question it would be very helpful
2007-03-09 21:45:36 · 3 answers · asked by Vim v 1 in Environment
If you live in California you cannot throw your computer into the trash without risking some kind of penalty.
If I threw a computer into my trash in Oregon, where there isn't any regulation against it, chances are if it got buried deep in and nobody saw it, it would simply get carted off with the rest of the neighborhood garbage. I did ask my local carting company what they do when they see this stuff, and they said they actually pick something out and get it to either a recycler or some reuse organization. But if nobody sees it or it's damaged and there's no regulation against putting electronics into the trash, it's just going to go to the landfill or an incinerator if that's where the municipal garbage goes.
I really recommend the computer recycling link below (the 2nd one).
Good luck!
2007-03-09 21:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our waste collection company for the county has an electronics drop off location, with once a month drop off and chemical drop off (paints etc) once a month also.
I'm sure they are broken down and then sorted for selective reuse.
2007-03-09 23:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your community, it may get sorted out by waste disposal or simply put where all the other trash is put.
2007-03-09 21:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by racecar0 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋