Picking up PC's that people have dumped by the skips at work

Edrof · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:14

Good on you for saving something useful from a landfill tbh!

cjbagnall · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:14

Thats cool, I think I'm gonna start checking my works bins now

singist · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:15

I visit many hospitals on my rounds as a courier (surgical stuff) and see literally hundreds of scrapped pcs in the scrap cages .... never taken any but I'm sure that, if I asked nicely, I could scavenge a couple.

Pate · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:19

singist said:
I visit many hospitals on my rounds as a courier (surgical stuff) and see literally hundreds of scrapped pcs in the scrap cages .... never taken any but I'm sure that, if I asked nicely, I could scavenge a couple.

I wouldn't ask, surely they would so no for potential security reasons?

squerble · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:29

kenmare said:
I wouldn't ask, surely they would so no for potential security reasons?

Surely they should remove/destroy the HDD anyway?

Vonhelmet · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:30

Pretty sure that once it's in a skip or bin it belongs to the people who collect the rubbish.

Strife212 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:30

No, because what am I going to do with loads of low spec, awful PCs that I couldn't give away if I tried?

Mr Jack · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:32

Technically, it's illegal. Morally, good for you.

DJMK4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:33

Strife212 said:
No, because what am I going to do with loads of low spec, awful PCs that I couldn't give away if I tried?

Iv sold a couple of similar spec pc's for £50 each around my local area, people who want a pc for their kid for internet, its perfectly fine.

Strife212 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:33

Fair enough

DJMK4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:34

vonhelmet said:
Pretty sure that once it's in a skip or bin it belongs to the people who collect the rubbish.

Does it

, its a council run business centre, we just rent office space there along with other companies in the building. I guess the council own it if your correct then?

Semple · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:36

When i used to work for currys we had to do free recycling so people used to bring in all sorts.

TommyV · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:38

It's essentially recycling. Nothing wrong with it I'd say (morally speaking)

MikeHunt79 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:42

Mr Jack said:
Technically, it's illegal. Morally, good for you.

Yep, it's a bit of a strange one isn't it. I'd guess it's pretty low risk and you'd be very unlucky to be punished...

GeX · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:50

singist said:
I visit many hospitals on my rounds as a courier (surgical stuff) and see literally hundreds of scrapped pcs in the scrap cages .... never taken any but I'm sure that, if I asked nicely, I could scavenge a couple.

I'd be careful eyeing them up. Mate of mine works for the NHS and they're 'PC waste' is sold to a disposal company.

WingZero30 · 10 Mar 2011 at 19:53

Aedus said:
Check for porn.

j.col · 10 Mar 2011 at 20:13

i have done this before, and i am not ashamed of it.
i have also picked up some while in my local tidy tip, while dumping my own rubbish.
there is always some one willing to pay £20-30 (depending on spec

)
and not once has any of them ever been wiped :eek:

well done to OP, recycling at its best.

mavers · 10 Mar 2011 at 20:22

DJMK4 said:
Does anyone else do this? I dont

You do

Recycling something that would probably find itself at the local dump is most certainly a good thing!

trigger-happy · 10 Mar 2011 at 20:25

****, I will never throw out a pc with my HDD or SDD init. I have too much to lose.

DJMK4 · 10 Mar 2011 at 20:28

I am hoping I am not going to get myself in trouble now, but as its council owned, all they do is take them to the council tip. If it was a private pick up service I could sort of understand.