Recycling / binning old motherboards

[Fredxxx]

I have a couple of dozen of these with all the important ICs CPUs etc removed.

They are junk to all intents and purposes.

What is the best way of getting rid of them?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Almost no value whatsoever - not even gold

Take em to the tip and chuck in the 'electronics' bin

[Brian-Gaff]

Well many tips have a place for old electronic items I understand. The problem for many is that most of the time they seem to only want things that look reasonable. Goodness knows what they do with them. I actually am using an old motherboard now.. grin. Brian

[The Natural Philosopher]

I was, but it went funny on me and died - sort of.

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[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Dustbin.

[T i m]

Hmmm. I tool a smallish box of old motherboards and other PCBs to a recyclers and they gave me a cheque for 26 quid. Nearly twice as much as I got for a small trailer full of ally down the scrappy. May not be lot to some but we were going past the place after having a clearout. ;-)

They had box half full of old connectors, plugs and sockets. I asked if they were 'junk'. 'No' he said, '£200 a tonne'. ;-)

They offer a collection service but I'm not sure if there is a cost. A mate has used one of the cheapo couriers for some of his old computer gear and still makes a decent amount. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Your council's roadside blue box (or wherever you put things like toasters, etc).

[Chris French]

In message , Brian-Gaff writes

Ours seems happy to take things like mobos in boxes etc.

I assume they filter out anything that could be sold on (they have space were they sell on stuff like old doors, bikes, chairs etc.) and the rest goes off to where ever old electrical stuff gets sent.

Though we have a bin in the local town for small electrical items and I would I normally take such things there as i can chuck them in the car and wait till I am passing

[Fredxxx]

Thanks, there are quite a few assorted PCBs as well. Phoned one local place that takes PCs and they were talking of charges for certificates and the like rather than the PCBs having any value!

AWA Refiners are unfortunately in Harlow so I doubt it will be cost effective to send anything there.

I'm reluctant at the local tip as I have permits and they are very hot on anything that looks slightly commercial.

[Fredxxx]

This is England, we don't have blue boxes.

[Fredxxx]

I guess a couple at a time might not be noticed :-)

[Fredxxx]

They expect complete items, and I am reluctant to take this number of PCBs as I can guarantee they will question if this number represents household waste or something more commercial. The fines are such I don't want to find out.

[alan_m]

Put them in a picture frame and sell them as modern art.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

What do you do with for example a dead laptop or iron or personal stereo?

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Well, they can't be very big. Just shove the lot in.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Same as I do with dead desktops, lawn mowers, microwaves, toasters etc. Leave them by the front gate for the pikey scrap man.

[Bod]

Responsible people take electrical items to the local tip. They have a special bin for that stuff.

[charles]

here, you put them in a bag marked "Electricals" and leave it beside the recycling bin.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

That says a lot about your area.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Responsible councils collect from your door, like they do with paper, plastic, garden refuse etc.

If I have a LOT of stuff that isn't collected like that, eg scrap wood, I'll take it to the skip. Otherwise it goes in the landfill bin.