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Chris P · **Posted: 15-10-2008 , 06:38 PM** #1

Hi Everyone,

I made a post a while back on the environmental impact of recycling computers and in particular of recycling them prematurely, i.e., not life-cycling/re-using them. The post included startling facts such as:

(1) Only 2-3 per cent of PCs are recycled properly;

(2) 500 million PCs have been sent to landfill or incinerated in the past 25 years.
http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=4528

The challenge for computer manufacturers is to make computers (a) last longer and (b) more recyclable or best of all (c) biodegradable. If only we could bury our old PC in the back garden and help our tomatoes to grow! Well, Dublin-based computer company Micropro have done just that with their iameco (I am eco) range of stylish, state-of-the-art green computers with biodegradable components. Nice!

Details here:
http://www.iameco.com/index.html

Regards
Chris P
Admin

	Posted: 15-10-2008 , 06:38 PM #1
Chris P Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: JumbleTown Posts: 5,998	Irish-made Green Computer - Iameco Hi Everyone, I made a post a while back on the environmental impact of recycling computers and in particular of recycling them prematurely, i.e., not life-cycling/re-using them. The post included startling facts such as: (1) Only 2-3 per cent of PCs are recycled properly; (2) 500 million PCs have been sent to landfill or incinerated in the past 25 years. http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=4528 The challenge for computer manufacturers is to make computers (a) last longer and (b) more recyclable or best of all (c) biodegradable. If only we could bury our old PC in the back garden and help our tomatoes to grow! Well, Dublin-based computer company Micropro have done just that with their iameco (I am eco) range of stylish, state-of-the-art green computers with biodegradable components. Nice! Details here: http://www.iameco.com/index.html Regards Chris P Admin Attached Images