BEing Green: Put Your Old PC to Good Use

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Has your computer overstayed its welcome? According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, more than 100 million computers become obsolete each year. One or two of them are probably stashed in your office closet. Before you get rid of these old machines, think about where they’ll end up, cautions Jamal Theodore, a computer repair specialist and owner of Almasi Tech Solutions in Clinton, Maryland. “The different components in old computers can contain toxic substances—like lead and mercury—that shouldn’t be in landfills,” he says.

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