Comments on: Ownership 2.0: Insuring Your Electronics

By: sue

sue — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:44:21 +0000

I have been trying to find a place to recycle my 32 in lcd flatscreen tv. It is 3 yrs old but the tranformer has gone out & will cost more to fix than to buy a new one. I can take it to the land fill…

By: Glenn S

Glenn S — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:55:16 +0000

You discuss used oil. We can’t get enough used oil. We have a recycled oil furnace to heat our shop. Many oil change and service shops for cars and boats have recycled oil furnaces. While it isn’t the best for the air, it is better than in the water.

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By: Veronica

Veronica — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:40:19 +0000

Doesn’t it bother anyone that our society dictates that we constantly buy new.There is judgemental standard that is encouraged by our government under the guise of generating new jobs and helping the economy.Everyone likes ‘new’ sometimes, but we can’t have a double standard, pretending to control waste and improve the environment,while pressuring a standard on people that is based on always buying new.Let’s start thinking about ways of preserving,converting and using more of what we already own.I’m sure we can figure out new ‘jobs’ in that field,and keep it in our own country at the same time.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:19:38 +0000

I have always been curious about what happens to the old computers and televisions. I live in Tucson and here an non-prpfit organization called World Care will accept old electronics, weigh them and you get a tax deduction for donating. I think this is great way to make easy money on the old electronics. So now when ever I see a computer or a tv, or anything electronic on the side of the street, I will stop, pick it up, and get that extra two or three dollars for it at the end of the year. In 2007, I grossed $735 in donations. Easy Money!!