While they are instrumental in disseminating information and raising environmental consciousness, our dependence on digital electronics is also putting ever greater strains on us and our environment. “Manufacturing a desktop computer and 17-inch CRT monitor uses at least 240 kg of fossil fuels, 22 kg of chemicals and 1,500 kg of water — a total of 1.8 tons of materials — roughly the weight of a sports utility vehicle or a rhinoceros,” according to Computers and the Environment.
PC Recycler charges $2.50 per laptop and then resells the laptops? That seems like a crappy deal to me!
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A Recycled Laptop’s Journey, Part 1: Exporting Toxic Waste
Posted by: Andrew K. Burger January 3, 2008 04:00 AMWhile they are instrumental in disseminating information and raising environmental consciousness, our dependence on digital electronics is also putting ever greater strains on us and our environment. “Manufacturing a desktop computer and 17-inch CRT monitor uses at least 240 kg of fossil fuels, 22 kg of chemicals and 1,500 kg of water — a total of 1.8 tons of materials — roughly the weight of a sports utility vehicle or a rhinoceros,” according to Computers and the Environment.