Disposing old computer cables

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nate

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# 240774 25-Sep-2018 15:44

Like most of you (I assume) I have a collection of various, old computer cables I've collected over the years.

I'm wanting to do a big clean up of them, can they be recycled or just tossed into the normal rubbish?

knoydart

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# 2096225 25-Sep-2018 15:52

I know some of the wellington based scrap merchants will take them. Otherwise try your local e-waste people for (possibly) more ethical ways dispose of them

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# 2096227 25-Sep-2018 15:55

I was amazed when our local Salvation Army took a large box of computer and audio cables from us just the other week when they picked up a bunch of stuff after a large clean-up. I'd half-expected that box to be left, but they took that but not the exercycle!

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# 2096239 25-Sep-2018 16:34

Scrap should take them. If you can be bothered....but it's worth it, strip the plastic off them and just given them the copper. Worth quite a bit more.

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