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Blog back to normal; E-waste (electronic waste) recycling in San Diego

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7/25/2008

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posted in: Computer Hardware, Environment

Somehow, all the permissions on arbitrary folders on my web host got changed to arbitrary numbers. VERY little help from my host on this one, none-too-happy about that. Stay tuned for an explanation of the problem.

In the meantime, a photo of what I do in my spare time… recycle. This time, electronics:

Recycling monitors in the Honda Element

Part of taming your technology is making sure that you deal with it responsibly. I found an e-waste even on-line and took a whole mess of monitors from the software company I’m working with. Electronic waste is a big problem; make as little of it as possible and, what you do make, get rid of it responsibly too. Here are a few resources for those of your in San Diego:

San Diego Waste Management can pick some of it up.

Have newer, usable electronics? Check out Costco; they’ll pay you for certain items.

Recycle San Diego gives a few free events and it looks like it is kept up to date.
Plus they have this awesome hard-drive crushing video:

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