Old computers never die. They slowly fade into the depths of some distant landfill in China, leaching poisonous substances into the ground. Or more often than not, they simply suck the power out of your utility bill.
According to The New York Times in "It Comes in Beige or Black, but You Make It Green", over 90% of all "unwanted electronics" are left to rot in landfills. Luckily, there are ways to mitigate this awful environmental travesty. The major computer manufacturers such as Nokia, Dell and Apple have begun offering recycling programs for their computers. And we need to lean on them to provide even more opportunities to "reduce, recycle and reuse" e-waste. Even though Apple has been pointed out by Greenpeace for offering to reduce or eliminate polyvinyl chloride and brominated flame retardants from its computers and monitors, much more needs to be done for our efforts to begin having a quantifiable effect on the environment.
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