[kictanet] Day 4:Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Laptop Project - The Key Variables :Day 4: Maintenance & Disposal (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc)

[Walubengo J]

Again, not being sure of how we shall dispose off the millions of laptops after the expiry of their lifespan, but I seem to read how Europe does it.  Read on @

http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/treasure-from-the-trash-urban-mining-could-reduce-reliance-on-metal-imports-a-767178.html
or

http://tinyurl.com/nqokosf

walu.
nb: there was a time Safaricom buzzed about putting together a facility for it 25million+ customers to dump their old phones.  Maybe if they have such a facility, it could be equipped/expanded to deal with laptops...just thinking randomly...




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Lister's,

Many thanks to all those who have contributed to todays discussion, the thread is still open, day four will focus on hardware:

What  Maintenance & Disposal issues should the government take into account before the project is implemented? (issues of support, environmental concerns, etc)


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