took this out of a bunch of laptops from my job that were for e-waste pickup for being out of warranty and/or damaged. all DDR4
5 x 8gb 2666
2 x 16gb 3200
2 x 32gb 3200
I figured I'd finally post about my recycling center finds on here since the sub's rule about E-waste facility purchases has been changed. I've always had to pay for my recycling center finds, but only for the small price of $10-$15 per item!
With that said, here are some of the notable things I've found at my local electronics recycling center!
Hello!💻 A cool thing just happened to me, I’ve just found this LG Flatron W1924S sitting next to a dumpster near a block of flats - it’s fully functional, however, I washed it with acetone after I took it home, and unfortunately it made the plastics look a bit worse… I am not mad though. I still got a fully functional monitor, that I will actually gonna use with my MacBook!🖥️ I know it is a bit old, but I still can’t believe that people are throwing away perfectly good stuff, because they are a bit old. But it’s a good thing for us, people that find them, and know what to do with them😀
W or L find?💬
Hi im based in the UK, London and I'm looking for something specific. Whether I'll find it in an e-waste bin i don't know but I'll give it a go.
To anyone that does this how do you go about it. Where do you go, are e-waste bins found near regular bins, do I need permission etc...? If you could inform me I'd appreciate it.
3 portable hotspots(2 still have sim cards), and a laptop. First day of school, nice and early.
Idk if they work though.
Edit: now that I think about it, it could be someone's laptop that they just left their accidentally. have to test and see.
Oh yeah and the picture of the hotspot failed to upload for some reason
Edit 2: nevermind. It's all a bust. The laptop seems to have been accidentally placed there by someone(maybe during school/club setup), and each of the 3 hotspots don't have sim cards and are locked to a different Carrier than what I use.
Finally got a upgrade from my old HD 6950
I see all the cool stuff y’all are getting and I’m super jealous! Ive found a couple things before but rarely like a few MacBooks when i went to throw away some other waste and quickly grabbed them when nobody was looking. I also found this iPhone 14 pro max perfectly functioning unlocked with the iCloud password in the notes so i was able to remove iCloud lock. I just wanna know your guy’s methods?
Mac mini ended up working just fine! Late 2014 i5 8GB ram with 128gb ssd + 2tb hdd. I haven’t tested the other drives but the orange LaCie drive is 4tb and has 1 week of power on hours.
Ultimate bin haul lol
iPhone Air mint 100% bh AT&T locked 512gb
Hi all this post isn't for me but really my nephew. He loves stripping wire and "selling" the scrap copper (I use the term selling loosely because he's started hoarding it to try and sell it at a higher price).
I've now caught him 3 times in construction sites dumpster diving. He's currently being raised by his grandparents and they don't ask where the copper comes from.
What are some resources for finding scrap copper? I've reached out to electricians but they all think I'm lying to get free scrap. I've even offered to pay for the leftovers but nothing.
The worker agreed that i collect phones, and i did get the a52 but it was frp locked.
So a little over a month ago, I had posted a picture of what I’ve collected so far from all the electronics I’ve took apart . So practically it’s been a little over two months now since I’ve started E waste recycling. The last 5 pictures were taken today. Any thoughts?
Also, I have another box full of items that I thought maybe could be reused or have some value to it. From the electronics I’ve broken down. But I have that at the Storage also with some copper wire that I have stripped From cables.
Lastly, if you’re gonna come on here and tell me that I’m wasting my time or it’s not worth it. I have all the time in the world. Plus I enjoy doing this. So take your negativity elsewhere.
Small office color laser printer with full toner.
Had to do some light repair and now it works great!
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4258U
iGPU: Intel Iris 5100
RAM: 4 GB DDR3-1600
Storage: 128 GB SSD
OS: macOS Monterey
Where? E waste center
Today’s Ewaste finds. 2 GB graphics card . 16 GB of DDR3 ram .
Only things wrong with the Dell xps are: dead backlight and pillow is starting to get spicy. I didn't check the storage but when I was deleting the partitions when fresh installing windows it said 256
Inside a UPS. It's very heavy. I have not seen a transformer that looks like this one before.
I usually go to target e waste, and dig for phones. I've been doing it for 3 years and I've found stuff here and there in the Vancouver wa area, is there a good time to hit of target e waste?