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Safely Dispose of Ancient Computer Equipment

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stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite

8 January 2019 at 12:40PM

datostar wrote: »

If you are destroying the drives, open them up first and carefully extract the very powerful little circular magnets inside. They can be very useful. Don't let them get together or you'll never separate them again.

They are also dangerous and could cause a child to die if swallowed

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Undervalued Posts: 9,587 Forumite

8 January 2019 at 1:00PM

stator wrote: »

They are also dangerous and could cause a child to die if swallowed

So are lots of things including the seeds or other parts of many common garden plants!

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