RE: [Nolug] Getting rid of old hardware

Not to mention the cost of cooling to get rid of the of heat generated.

John

    John Souvestre - New Orleans LA - (504) 454-0899

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From: owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org [mailto:owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org]
On Behalf Of Jimmy Hess
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 5:42 am
To: nolug@nolug.org
Subject: Re: [Nolug] Getting rid of old hardware

On 7/25/13, Lee S. Whatley <lee@whatley.org> wrote:

CRT monitors are basically hazardous waste, and there's an annual day for
that.
http://www.nola.gov/sanitation/trash/household-hazardous-waste/

The main trouble with CRTs is the old ones are very energy inefficient, so the
accumulated cost to operate over time could eventually add up to a number that
would make it a better idea to
spend $100 on a LCD than to use a free CRT. If the computer is
not used very frequently, a used CRT under $20 might be economical,
but the move from a 130 to 150 Watt 19" CRT to a 15 to 25 Watt 24"
LCD is pretty compelling; using your computer actively 8 hours X
365, you could expect to save ~400 Kilowatts a year (by consuming
~50kWH/Year instead of approximately ~450kwH/Year), maybe more...
energy prices are ever increasing, but today at about $0.10/kWH
in some places, your annual energy cost went down from $45/Year to
$5/Year, so the move to LCD could have freed about $40 bucks a
year on electricity, and Energystar features on newer LCDs may further widen
the gap...

> What do folks do these days to get rid of old hardware for recycling
> or whatnot? I know at some point the city had a drop-off center, but
> I don't know if they do anymore or not (and where it is). I have a
> couple of old CRT monitors and a beige box PC that I need to get rid
> of. Of course if anyone on the list wants them you are more than welcome to
take them.
>
> Thanks!
> -Lee___________________

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