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| The Apple II computer. | _The Apple II computer._ |
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| Motherboard with connector slots. | _Motherboard with connector slots._ |
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| Ribbon cable with connector points. | _Ribbon cable with connector points._ |
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| Much of the world’s computer waste is [sent to countries like Ghana](https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/High-tech-toxic-waste-killing-the-poor-in-Ghana-425347), where tens of thousands of people trawl through dumps to extract components, exposed to toxic chemicals and the smoke from plastics being burnt to recover metals. | _Much of the world’s computer waste is [sent to countries like Ghana](https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/High-tech-toxic-waste-killing-the-poor-in-Ghana-425347), where tens of thousands of people trawl through dumps to extract components, exposed to toxic chemicals and the smoke from plastics being burnt to recover metals._ |
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| Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions. | _Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions._ |
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| Raspberry Pi mini-computer. | _Raspberry Pi mini-computer._ |
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| ## Further resources | ## Further resources |
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| | - [Computer Aid](https://www.computeraid.org/) non-profit organisation refurbishing computers for use in poor countries |
| | - [Pure Planet Recycling](https://www.pureplanetrecycling.co.uk/) |
| | - [Centrex](https://centrexservices.co.uk/logistics-services/it-disposal-services/) IT zero-landfill / refurbishment services |
| | - [Restart](https://therestartproject.org/where-to-donate-your-computer/) - UK list of places to donate your old computer |
| | - [Center for Sustainable Systems](https://css.umich.edu/publications/factsheets/built-environment/information-technology-factsheet) - green IT factsheet |
| | - [Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://www.eff.org/) - US group working to protect individuals' digital rights, often involving court cases against government or corporations |
| | - [Open Rights Group](https://www.openrightsgroup.org/) - UK-based digital rights organisation that campaigns to protect our rights to privacy and free speech online |
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