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Every computer contains about four killograms of lead and small quantities of deadly cadmium and mercury. Other hazardous materials used in computers include hexavalent chromium, PCV and PCB plastic and brominated flame retardants. All of these contribute to the poisonous cocktail of heavy metals found on landfills. The hazardous materials will enventually find their way into the water supply and if electronic equipment is burned, cancerous dioxins are given off.

List of accepted materials

 IMPORTANT : (Household appliance sush as microwave, toaster, etc. are not accepted)

All-in-one printer – Imprimante tout-en-un

Cables (IDE, power, sound etc. – Câbles (IDE, alimentation, sons, etc.)

Camera – Caméra

Cards (sound, video, ethernet, usb) – Cartes (sons, vidéo, réseau, usb)

Case - Boitier

Cash register – Caisse enregistreuse

CD, DVD, floppy Drive – Lecteur CD, DVD, disquette

CD/DVD Burner – Graveur CD/DVD

Computer Fan – Ventilateur d’ordinateur

Copier – Photocopieuse

CRT Monitor  – Moniteur CRT

External drive – Lecteur externe

External modem – Modem Externe

Fax – Télécopieuse

Flat LCD Monitor – Moniteur LCD plat

Gaming console – Console de jeu (nintendo, playstation Software program etc.) – Logiciels

Hard Drive – Disque dur

Hub – Concentrateur

Instruction Manuals – Manuel d’instruction

Joystick – Manette de jeu

Keyboard – Clavier

Laptop – Portable

Memory Ram – Barrette de Mémoire

Microphone – Microphone

Mouse – Souris

Mouse pad – Tapis de souris

Power Supply – Système d’alimentation

Printers – Imprimante

Processor – Processeur

Radio – Radio

Router – Routeur

Scanner – Numériseur

Speakers – Hauts-parleurs

Telephone – Téléphone

Television – Télévision

USB key – Clé USB

VCR/DVD player – VHS/DVD maison