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Old computers *should* be recycled. Computers contain many hazardous materials, including Mercury and lead, as well as many recyclable metals, such as gold and copper.

Motherboards in computers get crushed down to a powder, then heated up to different temperatures to melt off the plastic first, then higher temperatures to melt out the different metals.

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