What an (e-)Waste!

    Okay, so Minneapolis picks up monitors (like these, in my neighborhood) for free, so they (and their several pounds of lead, mercury, etc.) don't wind up in landfills.

    Meanwhile, something like 75% of Twin Cities residents making under $25k a year don't have computers.

    That's why we're trying to bring the Free Geek concept to Minnesota...

    Comments and faves

    1. Janet Leadbeater (69 months ago | reply)

      great concept and photo

    2. NowPublic (67 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for sharing your photo!This photograph appears in a NowPublic news story:China: E-Waste an Environmental Disaster.

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      Khamis Hammoudeh added this photo to his favorites. (65 months ago)

    4. joel richards (64 months ago | reply)

      This will soon be added to the recycling facts page of TechnoCycle a reputable electronics recycler in Houston, TX

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      Doanne808 added this photo to her favorites. (59 months ago)

    6. mndonx (58 months ago | reply)

      Hey Brian - I'm going to use this photo for my Free Geek presentation at Solution Twin Cities Vol. 3, if that's cool!

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      derekmarkham and NorthernVirginiaRefuse added this photo to their favorites.

    8. operaticomnivore (46 months ago | reply)

      Great photo! I've used it for my blog with credit and a link: www.takepart.com/blog/2009/08/19/dumpster-div ing-for-the-...

      Thanks for sharing!

    9. wanakapilks (18 months ago | reply)

      I'd like to use this photo in a press kit about e-waste in New Zealand if that's okay with you. Will give you credit for the photo.

    10. bdunnette (18 months ago | reply)

      Wanakapilks: certainly, permission happily granted - thanks for asking!

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