Freecycle: another route to free computer junk

[John Foust]

At 12:54 PM 4/1/2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
>Just wish there was a better way of promoting that it exists as ISPs
>over here seem to go out of their way to encourage people *not* to use
>usenet - and for all the bleating on that the local council and
>newspaper does about recycling, when it comes down to it they don't
>*actually* seem keen on promoting recycling at all. (Sorry, but that's a
>real pet hate of mine)

I'll second that - waste haulers with municipal contracts over here
often only actually recycle a very few types of glass and plastic,
but seem to encourage people to put everything in the recycle bin.

I'm concerned that new wave of for-profit computer recycling places 
will have the means to suck up a great deal of old computers.  They
often pair up with municipalities (who've often levied fees for dumping
monitors) and then publicize computer-drop-off events.

- John