Everyone has them. The unused electronic components that are stuck in a drawer or stuffed in the back of the closet because they either don't work anymore or you can't get parts for them. Or both. If that's a problem for you, there are ways to deal with old electronic components that don't require just letting them clutter up your house. Many people throw them in the garbage, but that's often a bad choice. They can contain chemicals and compounds that are bad for landfills because they can leech into the ground and contaminate water supplies and natural habitats for all types of creatures - including human beings. If you want to avoid that danger but still need to dispose of your electronics, it's often better to get rid of them properly. A lot of them can be recycled, but you can't just dump them in with your paper, plastic, and glass. There are special places that they must be returned to in order for them to get the attention that they need. It's not a difficult task to get rid of these items the proper way, but it is one that a lot of people neglect.
Now that the Internet is so popular, though, there is more help for people who want to do the right thing with their old equipment but aren't sure how to go about it or don't have the time to go to a place where these components can be recycled. By doing an Internet search you can find people who take in electronics, and then you have two choices. Recycle yours through them, or see if they have the part that broke that rendered your component obsolete in the first place. If you can get a new part for something, you may find that you really don't want to part with it and that you'd rather have it fixed and working again. Either way, it won't end up in a land fill with a lot of other old parts that people didn't take the time to dispose of properly.
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