Monday, September 13, 2010

Computer Innards


I was at Technical Knock Out a while back. They disassemble every part of a computer to be recycled, right here in the USA. This box of heat sinks caught my eye. Made of copper and aluminum , they keep a computer cool. Once demanufactured , the metal will be melted down and used again. Last year, TKO recycled over 169 TONS of metal alone. Their total recycling of all components reached 1, 720,000 pounds last week. This is Alabama's leading electronic recyler!!!

14 comments:

Olivier said...

original comme photo macro

Unknown said...

A beautiful photograph from old computer insides.
Have a great week Virginia.
Costas

Maya said...

This computer geek says: Cool!

Thérèse said...

I love reading such good news...

LivyAbele said...

What a fabulous picture and Wonderful Business!!!
A great service to the earth and to all of us!

Daryl said...

I have one here that needs to be recycled ..

Chuck Pefley said...

Very impressive statistics!

Cool abstract as well.

BTW, I usually heat things using a stove ... not a sink -:)

claudine said...

C'est très bien de recycler les pièces des ordinateurs!

MadAboutParis said...

Oooo can't wait to show UJ - he'll love it...

TheChieftess said...

Fun!!! Love the successful recycling!!!

Ken Mac said...

reminds me of a creeepy crawly

Bob Crowe said...

This is fascinating. I wold never have guessed the subject. The aluminum one with the fork shapes really pulls me in. Very good work.

Damien Franco said...

I've been getting better about recycling my old electronics. I used to just trash them. It's good to see more places pop up around the U.S. for this purpose.

And, it seems they make a good location for some great photography as well.

That's like a double bonus!

Dina said...

Fascinating picture and info.