Enviromental Impact
3.2 million tons is the amount of PC equipment currently in landfills.
150 million: minimum number of personal computers that will be buried in U.S. landfills by 2005, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University.
20.6 million: minimum number of PC’s that fell into disuse in 1998, according to the National Safety Council.
11%: percentage of those that were recycled.
Computers can contain up to 6.3% lead.
(Facts obtained from Arlen Recycling Inc)