Life-cycling PCs on JumbleTown

[biker chick]

Shocking to see what we still waste....on another note about weither we can delete things for good on a pc etc.....well i had deleted by accident precious photos on my digital camera a few months back & i was devestated so my brother took my sd card out of the camera & was able to get my photos back but he also said it took days to do as i had the same sd card for about 6yrs & from the 1st ever photo i took to the last one which was a few thousand he was able to get back so i reckon you can never ever delete anything for good....it would make you think more wisely about just bining somthing rather than re-useing it again..........

[SMcE]

I've checked out their website and they will destroy the hard disk for you while you wait, so that is good.

[pc parts]

im new here on jumbletown but i have been collecting old pc's and parts from people,schools,offices etc then stripping them down a re-building them to give away to people who really need them.
I find most people are very generous because they realise the good thats been done
others especially schools and office's are not so willing to let go of equipment due to privacy concerns , they rather pay alot of money for professional data destroyers to delete there harddrives. where i can do it for free and in half the time . but what i come accross so often is that you have to have all the paperwork,certs etc
as for the dump/recycling centre as noted in previous posts
once an item is left for recycling it is then owned by that centre thats the only rule which applies to all recycling centres
each centre can differ from county to county
as for taking anything from centres , i would always ask first.
better be safe than sorry.

[chaos]

Hi,
two years on from the last post on this thread. Does anybody know if CAMARA are still in operation? If so do they have a centre in Cork City?
It's good to know that they will-or used to wipe the hard drive, but we can't drive to Dublin with it.
Or is there a similar scheme in the Cork area?

[pc parts]

Originally Posted by chaos

Hi,
two years on from the last post on this thread. Does anybody know if CAMARA are still in operation? If so do they have a centre in Cork City?
It's good to know that they will-or used to wipe the hard drive, but we can't drive to Dublin with it.
Or is there a similar scheme in the Cork area?

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Hi there,

i dont know if camara is still in operation , they do not destroy data correctly anyway ,
this might not be the environmental answer you are looking for but if you are concerned about your data and its content , take a screw driver take it apart and remove the circuit board and the disk and throw them in the fire and they will melt . the disk if an old one will become a magnet when it cools in your ash pan and you can pin stuff to your fridge with it
as for the pieces of metal left, bring them to your local recycling centre free of charge.

Hope this helps.

[chaos]

Thanks for that. Hm. interesting suggestion. I'll think about that one. My 3yr old nephew collects fridge magnets. That would certainly be a unique one!

[TickTock]

We don't have an open fire. How about popping it in the oven at a high temperature, do you think it would definitely melt it to hell?

[Daithico]

Local Authorities make a lot of money from electrical recycling exporting to slave labour China. They dont want you helping yourself, fear of Litigation & health & safety red tape boloney. Precious metal scrap is mega bucks. Its all about the money...

It would be great if Charity Shops could accept, they could make some much needed $$$. But again I guess fear of litigation, & red tape health & safety boloney rues the day. Maybe donators/buyers could sign a waiver or something but probably too complicated.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by pc parts

...i dont know if camara is still in operation...

Camara are still operating...

http://camara.ie/web/

[Marhen]

Hi Chris, clicked on the Camara link you gave and was gob-smacked that I had never heard of them before. So much so, I sent an email to my hubby in work giving him the link and telling him some about it and perhaps when he checks it out he can let his company know about it. He works in the Irish office of a global company who specialise in various technologies (not PCs though as far as I know). I was totally ignorant of the actions of the recycling????when people bring PCs to recycling centres. Thank you for the information. I will pass it on to everyone I know and perhaps many I dont. I'm a bit of a chatter at times. People on buses etc. Marhen

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Marhen

Hi Chris, clicked on the Camara link you gave and was gob-smacked that I had never heard of them before. So much so, I sent an email to my hubby in work giving him the link and telling him some about it and perhaps when he checks it out he can let his company know about it. He works in the Irish office of a global company who specialise in various technologies (not PCs though as far as I know). I was totally ignorant of the actions of the recycling????when people bring PCs to recycling centres. Thank you for the information. I will pass it on to everyone I know and perhaps many I dont. I'm a bit of a chatter at times. People on buses etc. Marhen

Hi Marhen,

Thanks for spreading the word about the great work done by the folks in Camara!

Regards
Chris P
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