One of Your Colleagues Has Purchased a New Personal Computer

question 57

Essay

One of your colleagues has purchased a new personal computer for her husband. She just read an article online at the National Safety Council Web site, and learned that an estimated 500 million computers were obsolete by the year 2007. She also learned that an estimated 1 billion floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs end up in landfills every year with more than 2 million tons of computer parts which contain toxic substances. What options does your colleague have for disposing of her old personal computer?