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Recycling The First World, in the Third

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the reality-check dept.

simoncito writes "Ever wondered where that old useless printer ended up? BBC has a photo report about chinese villagers building ramshackle systems out of used and discarded first world computer parts. The effects on their surroundings are drastic - I never knew hardware was so poisonous." Worth a look if you aren't desensitized to suffering. Anyone know the proper way to dispose of a monitor?

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  1. How to dispose of a monitor??? by DAldredge · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Let's make a deal. I will tell you how to safely dispose of monitors if you agree to check the site you run to see if a story has already been posted about this exact topic in the past 45 or so days.

    Deal?

    1. Re:How to dispose of a monitor??? by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      "if you agree to check the site you run to see if a story has already been posted about this exact topic in the past 45 or so days. "

      I hate when people act like every single person on Slashdot has every single story ever posted on it cued up in their mind ready to be remembered.

  2. But is is his Job. by DAldredge · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    But it is his (CmdrTaco's) job. He runs the blasted site and he posted the article. You know it appears that slashdot is not the slashdot that I remember.

    What happened???