giddyup Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I have a 10 year old laptop that I haven't used for years, where can I take it for recycling? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post digbeth Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 leave it out on the street and it'll be gone in minutes 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post giddyup Posted May 15 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15 3 minutes ago, digbeth said: leave it out on the street and it'll be gone in minutes And then when they find it needs a new battery, and it's as slow as a wet week, they'll dump it in landfill or on the side of the road. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 A good question. I've been meaning to do the same for ages. I'm told that Sinthanee take old electronics for recycling (not just their own) but I still haven't got round to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 Oh, I should have said, I'm in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 29 minutes ago, digbeth said: leave it out on the street and it'll be gone in minutes Put a "For Sale" and price tag on it! It will disappear in seconds! Applies to all unwanted rubbish! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 43 minutes ago, giddyup said: where can I take it for recycling? You could give it to me and I'll recycle it as a Linuxserver or Home assistant dashboard or maybe just a huge digital clock with weather and breaking news scrolling along the bottom. It won't go in the trash until its well and truly trashed 😋 1 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petermik Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 Give it to the Father Ray foundation......the kids there will have it up and running in no time... 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lungbing Posted May 15 Popular Post Share Posted May 15 But do ensure it's been wiped clean first. And I mean really wiped. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 If you want to be really really sure just take the hard drive out and use it for something else or (not very environmentally friendly) smash it with a hammer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) 3 hours ago, giddyup said: And then when they find it needs a new battery, and it's as slow as a wet week, they'll dump it in landfill or on the side of the road. The people that’ll grab them on the street know what to do with them. That guy gave you good advice. Just throw it on top of a trashcan Edited May 15 by Robert Paulson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 58 minutes ago, lungbing said: But do ensure it's been wiped clean first. And I mean really wiped. Why! If it does not work that might not be possible! What you really mean is remove the HDD/SSD before disposal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 One better thing in Thailand than the recycling mad UK is the bin men, they take anything. Left a front door out once and they even took that. Always chuck old electrical in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 It'll take another 10 years or so for Thailand to implement the 3 bins system like in many other countries around the world for a household garbage, recyclables and green mattress, not on the agenda now, either that or not important enough for the environment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Pattaya2u, behind Tukcom, will probably take it off your hands. Besides repair, they also sell used stuff. https://www.facebook.com/macrepairbypattaya2u 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Take it to an IT mall, one of the small IT shops will take it for free. If it has a hard drive, use Kill app to erase it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 19 hours ago, giddyup said: I have a 10 year old laptop that I haven't used for years, where can I take it for recycling? Send it to India or place it on your bin. Leave a note in Thai: take it🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 There is a elderly relative of my GF who goes through trash bins in his neighborhood, takes items of apparently insignificant value, and actually does manage to take them apart and sell parts etc. He is not poor, just either eccentric or has nothing else to do in his old age. I sometimes surreptitiously leave old things in trash bins around his place, knowing that some parts of it will get used by someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 19 hours ago, johng said: You could give it to me and I'll recycle it as a Linuxserver or Home assistant dashboard or maybe just a huge digital clock with weather and breaking news scrolling along the bottom. It won't go in the trash until its well and truly trashed 😋 came here to post this as im tying this on an old HP netbook..and yep..running LINUX ..and i had a old Acer netbook with dead battery so i simply ran it with power cord.........KUDOS to you! LinuxForLife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 19 hours ago, johng said: You could give it to me and I'll recycle it as a Linuxserver or Home assistant dashboard or maybe just a huge digital clock with weather and breaking news scrolling along the bottom. It won't go in the trash until its well and truly trashed 😋 also used an old outdated japanese tablet as a mps player and uploaded movies onto it so a portable media player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Lots of computer repair shops in Bangkok that can use if for spare parts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CecilM Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Same for me, a few days ago. I put it on FB and someone took it pretty much within a few hours of posting. (And then sent me pictures two days later that it's up and running.) Give it away and someone can make some money off it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 23 hours ago, giddyup said: And then when they find it needs a new battery, and it's as slow as a wet week, they'll dump it in landfill or on the side of the road. No, it's worth money for recycling, so a scavenger (waste picker) will take it, especially one that collect electronics. Just leave it in a clear bag – so it's protected and still visible, what is inside – next to normal garbage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Forever Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Likewise, where can used printer cartridges be recycled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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