Recycling, was Re: [LUG] Plymouth Uni, Sun's

[Andrew Rogers <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

frank black wrote:

> I'm also at Plymouth Uni.
>
> Saw about 50 14" CRT monitors going into the crusher last year. Asked the
> bloke in charge if I could take one, he said yes. As I was walking away
> another guy ran after me and asked me to put it back. Double gutted.
That sort of ignorant behavour really gets my back up. There is already 
too much stuff going to land-fill, when someone offers to recycle 
something they should be respected. This shows that the university has 
no regard for recycling and environmental issues. I'm also based at the 
University of Plymouth doing a Ph.D. in satellite research. I've seen 
much redundant equipment choking rooms that may otherwise be used, I 
have offered to recycle some of their old PCs and give them to kids with 
GNU/Linux installed. Guess what, I haven't got one of them.

> Meanwhile the computer warehouse opposite Uni is selling 14" at about £30
> I think. If they buy at £15 that's £750 lost
I love that shop, always finding things to recycle. I recently purchased 
a P100 for £10, installed Suse Linux and gave it to a 13 year old. The 
boxed Suse 7.1 came from a LUG meeting at Exeter Uni. Whoever donated 
the Suse 7.1 helped make a young boy happy.

> All this and we're writing scientific papers on environmental impact. If
> I was rich I'd sue.
We could protest. I have strong feelings on this topic and since it's 
not only the university that would rather crush instead of recycle maybe 
we should write to our MP.

I would welcome and endless supply of old PCs and Monitors, I could 
broaden the use of Linux and simultaneously help my local community.

Regards
Andrew



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