The National Recycling Coalition will hold it's annual Congress and Expo from September 16 to 19, 2007 at Denver, Colorado. These are the expected participants: Recycling coordinators Local, state and federal officials Nonprofit recyclers Environmental educators Waste reduction advocates Individuals committed to recycling ...

 Wow! You could get hooked up with organizations and foundations that gather old PCs, refurbish them, and send them to needy schoolchildren in Africa or Asia. Your hobby could turn into a real humanitarian effort. I'm sure there's an organization based in UK but the ones I've found so far in the web are operating in the US and ...

[quote user="etali"] The main thing I'm not sure about at the moment is what to do with sensitive documents that require shredding.  A lot of local businesses shred then burn, which I feel is hardly the most environmentally friendly solution.  [/quote]  The would be a security problem. Though I'm sure ...

[quote user="etali"] We have something like that in our area called 'Foundations' which takes old stuff and will give it to new council tenants moving in as a form of care package, but they have very high standards as to what they will accept, it has to be in almost perfect condition. I've always found that rather ...

[quote user="etali"]  I sometimes mod old hardware to turn it into something cool (change the case for something science fiction themed, for example) and sometimes just give it away.  Even older stuff can find a good home amongst friends looking for something extra to put in their guest room, etc.  Just because it ...

 [quote user="etali"]Are any other companies using these eco-friendly bottles?  In the UK, we have to pay a premium for Innocent Drinks - are they expensive everywhere, or can we hope to see the price fall?   [/quote]  Hi! That's what I would like to know too. Often, new-fangled and eco-friendly stuff are ...

 Hi!   Some rechargeable battery and printer manufacturers are actively campaigning for and offering incentives for the return of their used products. If electronic companies will  adopt a similar strategy and set-up collection centers in communities, a steady stream of broken appliances could support a salvaging business. :)

Does your local community already having problems with those ubiquitous PET and plastic mineral water bottles (are they the same?).  Most garbage cans in public places here are filled with them. Is there something somewhere that could turn these environmental hazards into something attractive and useful? I'm afraid they can't be ...

 It was on a local news and they were showing something about China (?). It was an industrial-sized plastic recycling plant. Produced impressive building materials. A guy heaved one of the blocks and let it fall from shoulder height. It didn't break. :)

 A 386?!? How much RAM does it have? I'm not a computer techie but it has become a hobby to make old PCs run thru GNU/Linux. The oldest I worked on was a Pentium MMX with 64MB of RAM. I was able to make it work with XFCE. :) I'm shopping around for a sturdy P3 for my IPcop.