From the course: Help Desk Handbook for End Users: Mobile, Networking, Security, and Troubleshooting

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Trash it or stash it?

Trash it or stash it?

From the course: Help Desk Handbook for End Users: Mobile, Networking, Security, and Troubleshooting

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Trash it or stash it?

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- Dead PC? Obsolete printer? Consumable consumed? What to do, what to do? Toss it in the trash? Send it to the recycle bin? Or get more creative about safe disposal? To help you decide the fate of those pesky parts, it's time to play trash it or stash it. Welcome to trash it or stash it, the game about disposal. We'll look at various computing pieces to see how they stack up against the restriction of hazardous substances directive. Are you ready? Our first entry is this beautiful old scanner. Audience, trash it or stash it? - [Audience] Stash it. - Ah yes, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Old scanners and printers can find new homes in places that need them, so take it to a recycling center. Up next is this set of batteries. These are classic alkaline batteries, things that powered the computing equivalent of the Energizer bunny. Well audience, trash them or stash them? - [Audience] Trash it. - Yeah, it's perfectly safe to toss these into the trash. But what about this…

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