r/recycling

I accidentally kept my old work laptop for 1.5 years.
It’s broken, still company-managed, and was never collected. It also has all the usual corporate security software and management tools installed. I don’t want it or the potential liability.

returned my replacement when I left, but this one vanished into the void. I’d rather not contact my ex-employer after 1.5 years and accidentally resurrect a corporate blame ritual.

Is there a way to get rid of it that is an environment friendly and not get any troubles (rather do not want to lawyer up again with that company .

I’m making paper from cardboard scraps from the boxes I used to move into my new house. I’m following a rough tutorial and one of my housemates is also helping me since she makes paper. I’ve cut up the cardboard into little pieces and I’m soaking it in water in spare water/soda bottles I cleaned out. But since checking on them I’ve realised either the water or cardboard has this gross soggy smell (I know that sounds obvious because it’s literally soggy cardboard). I’ve only been soaking the cardboard for a few nights to a week. Is this normal?

How can I reuse ♻️ or recycle brown paper bags from the grocery store