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What do you do with obsolete computer equipment? (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=347725)

A friend of mine from work told me that there are cool super strong batteries in the hard drives. He said he digs them out to play with.

Office Space that shit

Drop it off in a homeless man's shopping cart.

One man's trash is another man's something-something.

There's a facility near me (we installed a ton of heat/ac units for the entire facility) that recycles them. They have huge shredders that mash them up & they seperate all the different metals & resell them.

https://epcusa.com/service-center/recycling/

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Originally Posted by listopencil (Post 16825273)

A friend of mine from work told me that there are cool super strong batteries in the hard drives. He said he digs them out to play with.

magnets?

I put mustard on it, and eat that ****in shit.

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Originally Posted by hometeam (Post 16822147)

I put it in a box in my garage and look at it for years and never get rid of it

winner.

I add it to my existing collection of networked (and some temporarily mothballed) computers that are no longer the main system.

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Originally Posted by hometeam (Post 16822147)

I put it in a box in my garage and look at it for years and never get rid of it

Lol yep

we have a recycle drop off day that was just posted.

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Special Material Drop-Off Day
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The Hennepin Recycling Group (HRG) cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, and New Hope work in conjunction with the City of Brooklyn Park to host a special material drop off day. The next special material drop off day is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Operations and Maintenance Facility, 8300 Noble Ave. N.

Drop Off for Free:

Batteries (auto and home use)
Bicycles
Cardboard boxes (flatten and remove non-paper items)
Used Oil, Oil Filters, and Antifreeze
Paper for shredding (shredding done on site)
Scrap Metal

Drop Off for a Small Fee

Appliances: ($10 each) such as a air conditioner, microwave, stove, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer, dryer, furnace, dehumidifier, water heater, etc.
Electronics such as computers, monitors, televisions, printers, mobile phones, stereos/radios, MP3 players, etc. ($5 for computers, monitors and TVs, others are free)
Mattress/Box Spring: ($20 per item) any size, clean, unsoiled
Tires: Any size - on or off rim ($2 each)

Not accepted: carpet, exercise equipment, furniture, lamps, leaf blowers, light bulbs, lumber, paint, remodeling debris, trash, vacuum cleaners, yard waste

For more information see the event flyer below, email BPOM@BrooklynPark.org or call 763-493-8006