subject: All The Things You Need To Know About Computer Recycling [print this page] Computer recycling as the name suggest means recycling old, unused or defunct computers that can pose threat to environment or human health. Recycling is different from dumping because in recycling computer parts are reprocessed to make new computers, however in dumping computer are destroyed forever. Recycling is the best choice for anyone who wants to do his bit in saving the environment. IT (information technology) is the fastest growing industry around the world and it is not possible to use information technology without smart gadgets like computers and laptops. Computer recycling becomes much more important because most companies tend to replace old computers with new ones after only using them for few years. Computers have become so cheap today that they are in every household even in middle and low income category companies. This has also increased the problem. Almost all the parts of computer can be recycled. Many countries around the world have banned dumping computers and also give incentives for recycling computers.
If these computers are not recycled then the cost on humans and environment can be enormous. Computer parts contain dangerous toxic elements like lead. Lead is not a bio degradable material and once it is dumped in the ground it can contaminate the soil for years to come. This kind of contamination can result in various diseases like brain damage and other health related problems.
One of the main cause of concern for many people and also for large number of companies is data theft, since it is possible to recover data from hard disks even after it is deleted by using special techniques. This raises privacy concern and also security concern for lots of companies. There are large numbers of recycling centers that also offers services like permanent data removal form hard disks and make sure that your data does not fall in the wrong hands. So help yourself and mother nature by recycling computers and keeping the earth safe for future generations.
