Can I purchase computers/parts from a recycling center?

My school has a ludicrous amount of working computers and parts that are old and perfect for my purposes. However, I cannot buy them directly from the school, according to them. They say that they give their parts to a recycling center. Would it be possible to purchase these parts before they are recycled? If [...]

Do batteries and CDs (and their cases) count as e-waste?

should i take my cds out of their cases? what other household things count as e-waste? Wow. Okay, if e-waste is not disposed of properly, they are shipped to developing third world countries and contaminate water sources. Among other things. I am trying to be eco friendly, if you don’t mind. Related computer recycling 15 [...]

How to 'permanently' remove Recycler Virus from USB/PC?

I’ve been looking everywhere on how to remove this, but there’s a folder that keeps popping up on my USB drives called "Recycler". Inside it there’s a folder named "S-1-5-21-1482476501-1644491937-682003330-1013" which holds an Autorun.inf and Recycler.exe. I’ve tried removing it several times, several different ways (command prompt, registry editor etc.). I’ve already re-installed windows, and [...]

What is the entire process of recycling computers (safely)?

Start to finish, what happens to every single component of the computer, what is melted down, what is reused, how the recyclnig company wipes the hard drive, etc. Thanks! Related computer recycling Cirago USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock CDD2000 Review Xbox 360 Hard Drive Wholesale | My Reviews

recycling computers?

does anyone know any good places to recycle computers for little to no money? are there any charities like cell phones for soldiers that recycle computers instead? Related computer recycling Cell Phones For Soldiers Behind the Scenes | Verizon iPhone “Cell Phones for Soldiers” Returns to Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Catchfence Hot Air » Children [...]