PC taken to the tip by mistake - please help!

rosekitten

did you manage to get it back ?

Ladybird20

i was thinking the same ...at our tip they dont go in skips they are grouped together along with tvs ,,,,,,so maybe it might still be there,,,i really hope it is xx

pineapple

I've heard that they sift through the rubbish sometimes...... :-)
I know this is not helpful but don't they have a special section for these things?
Anyway, I recommend that you and not the boyfriend goes down.
Even if the outer casing is damaged, a computer repair outfit should be able to recover the data. Or have you been? How did it go?

DCFC79

pineapple wrote: »

I've heard that they sift through the rubbish sometimes...... :-)
I know this is not helpful but don't they have a special section for these things?
Anyway, I recommend that you and not the boyfriend goes down.
Even if the outer casing is damaged, a computer repair outfit should be able to recover the data. Or have you been? How did it go?

yes i believe they need to have a special section for computer towers as they need to be broken down as theres components that contain chemicals and they need to be recycled due to the enviromental guidlines

Errata

Computers contain lead, mercury, copper and cadmium. They may have to be disposed of in particular ways, rather than being slung on the council tip with the tatties and tomatoes.

ormus

afaik they all have special bins for stuff such as puters.
ours uses an old shipping container with a door for tv/monitors etc....
also a large skip for general electrical items.

Swipe

Update please, you are keeping us all in suspense.

amcluesent

Ring the bizzies and tell them there's a load of kiddie !!!!!! on the PC, they'll be around as soon as to hunt through the skips for you. Sorted!

macman

If the boyfriend just chucked it into the landfill section with the rest of the carp, then there's not a hope in hell of recovering it.

timmmers

People should eat carp they taste fine.

I'd bet some worker there took it home for his kids....a perk of the job if it's a decent condition?

Sad thing to do..I did this with my digital camera ...cat knocked into the aste bin and I left it till morning as I was tired, in the morning that bin was emptied and the bi men had been early...gutted. My own fault..we live and learn the hardest ways sometimes

Hope you were luckier.

t