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Worldwide, as much as 50 million tons of old electronics are discarded annually The dangers of discarded, old computers stem from what's inside them. Your typical piece of electronic equipment -- especially one like a PC with many circuit boards -- may contain up to 8 pounds of lead, along with lower levels of mercury, arsenic, cadmium, beryllium and other toxic chemicals   Recycling older computers and computers accessories at Island Return It is an easy way to ensure that your older pcs aren’t sitting in a landfill contributing additional toxins into the environment. As you may imagine, landfills are a particularly harsh hotbed for pollutants and almost one in six (Canadian) households puts its unwanted electronic equipment in the garbage, and 35% of households say they do not know what to do with it. [Source: Stats Canada] What Our Customers Say The biggest concern that we hear from our customers is about privacy and...