As is the case with a great deal of Americans, up till recently I had a mini treasure trove of used electronics equipment in my basement, attic, and closet—all gathering dust, languishing in complete disuse and disrepair. After having taken the energy to finally remove whatever sensitive or valuable information I still had stored on them, I had been tempted to just load them all up into the back of my truck and head down to my county dump. I didn’t want to have to go through the hassle of putting up an ad somewhere in a local newspaper or online to find a buyer for all this junk—I didn’t even think that anyone would be interested in doing so! However, I was finally convinced to sell my laptop and other electronics goods when I read a report on the status of electronics-related contamination in the country and abroad. As you will see from the information below, this is a serious issue that demands the commitment of the broader population…and, fortunately for all, is an issue that has a remarkably simple and effective solution.
The issue of electronics waste is so serious that the US Congress has had to bring it up in session, on the record. In March of this year (2009), the House Science and Technology Committee brought up the looming danger of contamination of our soils and ground water (principally due to landfills that are increasingly filled with electronics parts and components of all sorts) as a result of uncontrolled and irresponsible disposal of computers and gadgets of various kinds. The bill proposed by members of the committee—a bill that, hopefully, will urgently be made law—involved granting $60 million to the EPA to, essentially, convince me (you, anybody) to sell my laptop or recycle it instead of just dumping it onto the enormous electronics heap already forming nationwide.
The report brought up some truly scary facts, things that as a nation we should truly be ashamed of: on average, throughout the US around 18,000 computer product units are piled into a landfill, not to mention another 14,000 or so cell phone units. Tally that up and we’re looking at a frightening yearly rate of electronics waste build up. In light of all that, there was really no other choice for me than to sell my laptop.
Fortunately, thanks to a friend that had recently done the same I was clued into the fact that selling my laptop didn’t need to be the hassle I had foolishly assumed it would be. Assuming the EPA does get those $60 million, there will be awareness campaigns aimed at informing people of the options at their disposal other than visiting the local dump. By far the most convenient of them all would have to be the various websites where people can sell laptops and other electronics equipment for good prices. After reviewing just a few sites, I proceeded to sell my laptop for a good price and came away with a good chunk of the price of my next computer!
So don’t contribute to what is already a bad situation—instead, visit http://www.cashforlaptops.com/ where the answers to your questions and the perfect price for your used laptop awaits!
