TEDxCreativeCoast - Murray Wilson - eWaste and the Social Landfill

Murray Wilson - "eWaste and the Social Landfill"
President of tps Consulting
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Full biography: http://tedxcreativecoast.com/Murray_W...

Murray's concern with the problems presented by unwanted but usable old computers being discarded in landfills led him to an unexpected solution. He talks to TEDxCreativeCoast 2010 about the problems of e-waste, the digital divide, and how a local youth organization is tackling a small part of the problem by giving back to those most in need.

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[Invalid173]

Great presentation! I like the idea of keeping kids out of "social landfill". Could we do the same thing with old VHS machines?

[kevinfishburne]

Awesome video. Recycling, power consumption/waste in crappy PCs due to crappy software, and how to stop modern computers from leaving a bad taste in your mouth in general. Install Linux on all PCs, especially really fast and really slow PCs, and get your work done.