Throughout the 1960's and 70's, mainframe computers were expected to have long, useful lives. But with rapid advances in technology, and the phenomenal growth of the personal computer, yesterday's million-dollar computers are now only valuable as scrap. And while they may not appear to be dangerous, the millions of unwanted computers--both large and small--can't simply be discarded without some thought and planning. Chips and memory units can be removed and re-used or sold. Boards can be sent to a smelter to recover rare metals such as gold, silver and palladium. Bulk metals, such as aluminum, are baled and sent to rec-cycling centers, while mixed plastics are shipped to waste-to-energy incinerators.

Environmental Studies Collection

environmental technology, pollution, pollution prevention, waste, waste stream, waste stream management, waste treatment, semiconductors, microchips, landfills, hazardous waste, disassembly, PCB's, computers, contamination, The Semiconductor and Electronics Industry

Environmental Science, Introduction to Ecology, Preserving the Legacy 1: Industrial Processes and Waste Stream Management

Dangelmayer, Robert (Performer), Liffers, Mark (Performer), Rashid, Mark (Performer), INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications (Firm)

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Name	INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications
Role	Distributor
Telephone	800-576-2988 x122
Address	150 E. Colorado Blvd. Ste. 300, Pasadena, CA 91105
Email	[email protected]

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