What recycling set ups do we all have?

NiHaoMike · 03-24-13, 09:20 PM

A couple cardboard boxes full of old electronic boards for recycling "in house", a set of drawers for storing reclaimed parts, and a whole bunch of old electronic stuff lying around (mostly out of sight but hopefully not out of mind) waiting for a use. That is in addition to the bags for paper, tin cans, etc. and a compost pile for biodegradable stuff.

BTW, I highly recommend engineers to recycle old electronics. It's a very effective cost saver (why buy a new project case when you have some lying around?) and you'll be surprised just how often you score big. (An old dual Britney motherboard might not be terribly useful today, but it did contain the high current MOSFETs I needed to build a DC/DC converter for my new PC.)

03-24-13, 09:20 PM	#12
NiHaoMike Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,154 Thanks: 14 Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts	A couple cardboard boxes full of old electronic boards for recycling "in house", a set of drawers for storing reclaimed parts, and a whole bunch of old electronic stuff lying around (mostly out of sight but hopefully not out of mind) waiting for a use. That is in addition to the bags for paper, tin cans, etc. and a compost pile for biodegradable stuff. BTW, I highly recommend engineers to recycle old electronics. It's a very effective cost saver (why buy a new project case when you have some lying around?) and you'll be surprised just how often you score big. (An old dual Britney motherboard might not be terribly useful today, but it did contain the high current MOSFETs I needed to build a DC/DC converter for my new PC.) __________________ To my surprise, shortly after Naomi Wu gave me a bit of fame for making good use of solar power, Allie Moore got really jealous of her...