Eleven tons of old computers equipment during a mid-September Oakland County recycling drive.
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The rains came, but so did carload after carload of responsible Oakland County residents who didn't want to landfill their used computer equipment. Oakland County Waste Resource Management, in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, collected 22,384 pounds of used computer equipment at a one day collection event on September 13 at the Oakland County Complex in Pontiac.
Computers contain lead, cadmium and mercury, which can be harmful to the environment. They also contain components which can be recycled, such as precious metals, glass and plastic. Most of the computer equipment collected at the September 13 event will be recycled. However, newer items collected may have the hard drives cleaned and be sent to local charities for reuse.
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