Where Computers Go To Die

broohaha writes "Salon.com has a featured article on where all our unwanted techno trash gets sent, and what is not being done enough to account for all the so-called 'recycling' we're doing. From the article: 'More than 50 percent of our recycled computers are shipped overseas, where their toxic components are polluting poor communities. Meanwhile, U.S. laws are a mess, and industry and Congress are resisting efforts to stem the effluent of the affluent.' Some sites to visit dedicated to attacking the problem are Computer Take Back Campaign and Ban Action Network."

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Silicon Heaven

[egilhh]

What do you mean, there's no silicon heaven?

~egilhh

Re:Silicon Heaven

[this great guy]

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What do you mean, there's no silicon heaven?
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Ooh yeah ! I saw this porn mov... oh you mean silicon as in silicon chips ?
Nevermind.

Re:another place that takes them in

[SonicBlue]

Suddenly I feel bad for those 286's I *threw away* a few weeks ago. :\

Re:Strange Acronym

[gameforge]

You're posting on Slashdot and that's the best example you can think of??.... Richard Stallman (truly an American icon) must be spinning in his grave.

You bastard! You killed Richard Stallman!

i.e., I don't think he's spinning in his grave; he's not dead.

Re:Bush administration to blame...

[caffeination]

You created a new account to say this?

Mod parent "-1, Theft"

[Anonymous Coward]

There should be a moderation like that, anyway.

Re:another place that takes them in

[$RANDOMLUSER]

> Mine go in my parent's basement.

Then where do you live?

Re:It's easy..

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought that they came to my house.

funny tab title

[j2brown]

My tab in Firefox says:

Slashdot: Where Computers Go To Die.

Struck me as funny anyway.

jeff
sdg