What to do with an old PC?

MickKnipfler

I have an old Gateway DX4-66 that is sitting around collecting dust. Do I just throw it in the skip or is there any charity or anything that may want it?

shutton54321

Think its actually breaking the law to throw it away. If you dont want to donate it you would have to pay for it to get disposed off corectly. So i advise you donate it to any charity shop.

MickKnipfler

Why is it breaking the law? I guess I could list it on Ebay for 5p.....

shutton54321

Just the parts should be disposed off correctly if not you could get a fine.

albertross_2

Don't forget to wipe the hard disk securely if you take it to the tip.

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JezCooke

wrote:

Well if it's not your skip it's fly-tipping! ;-) But assuming that you/your company hired skip it wouldn't be against the law (as you will have paid the skip owner to dispose of the contents correctly when they take it away).

tanith

Put it on https://www.Freecycle.co.uk , I guarantee someone will snap it up.......:T

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As an electrical item charity shops probably won't be able to take it. It's also extremely old so I'm not sure it's a lot of use to those groups who do recycle PCs for reuse.

niceguyrichy

server!

withabix

shutton54321 wrote:

Think its actually breaking the law to throw it away.

It isn't yet.

superscaper

It's already European law, the UK is just extremely slow in implementing the law.