Got Old Electronics?
Sienna Antolin
ICS 101
April 21, 2015
http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/budgeting/who-will-buyused-cell-phones.htm
http://tech-kid.com/dell-mini-laptop-colors.html
http://imgarcade.com/1/apple-5-computer/
Topics Covered
 An individual’s relation to sustainability
 What are electronics made of?
 Sustainability connected to local, regional, and global issues
 Be sustainable by donating or reusing
 How to clean a hard drive?
http://editedplacesorganizing.com/upgrading-your-electronicsrecycle-the-old-one/
Individual’s Relation to Sustainability
Buy electronics,
such as a
cellphone, laptop,
desktop computer,
or tablet
2-3 years later, a
new style or version
comes out
Recycle
So what do
you do?
Donate or
Reuse
http://ramadanblog.com/2011/08/donation-forcomputer-institute.html
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs153/1102152493
334/archive/1115067479431.html
What are electronics made of?
 Circuit boards, computer chips, monitors, and wiring are made of
dangerous toxic ingredients
 Such as lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, copper, and zinc
 Also some products have flame-retardant chemicals
Pixshark.com www.element.com academic.emporia.edu plyojump.com www.pinterest.com
Sustainability Connected to Local,
Regional, and Global Issues
 80 percent of electronic waste goes to China, India, Nigeria,
Vietnam, Pakistan
 Effects on people because they have no safety gear
 Effects on environment because chemicals can seep into ground
or fumes are released into the atmosphere
Blogs.voanews.com www.zmescience.com
Be Sustainable by Donating or Reusing
 Reuse your cellphone as a music player
 Donate to friends to use
 Microsoft donates to over 86,000 nonprofit organizations
 Microsoft enabled the licensing of over 800,000 refurbished or
discounted hardware devices around the different nonprofit
organizations
www.Microsoft.com
How to Clean a Hard Drive?
 MATERIALS
 A blank CD
 A copy of Darik’s Book and Nuke (http://www.dban.org)
 A PC with a CD or DVD burner
 CD/DVD burning software (Ahead Nero, Roxio Creator, etc.)
 PREP
 Download Darik’s Boot and Nuke software
 Burn software to the blank CD
www.dansdata.com
Cleaning Hard Drive Cont’d
 BACK UP DATA
 PROCESS
 Insert CD/DVD with Darik’s Boot and Nuke software
 Reboot machine, and boot to disc
 When loaded, press “enter” and choose “M” to get method
screen
 Select drive
 Press F10 to start process
 Allow time before turning off
blog.cakewalk.com
What Are You Going To Do Now?
 Your role in sustainability
 Materials that make up electronics have effects
 You can also donate
 Don’t forget to clean hard drive
www.hacep.org www.lucasuk.com
Resources
 http://www.geeksquad.com/do-it-yourself/2mm/hard-drivewipe.aspx
 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/21/132204954/after-dump-whathappens-to-electronic-waste
 http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/e-waste1.htm
 https://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/enus/nonprofits/