Eco-Craft

If we put our minds to it everything in this country can be turned from not so environmentally kind to the latest and greatest eco-friendly. The following article from Conita.com explains what is next in this exciting movement.

Nobody tells you this, but using and disposing of a computer has negative effects on the environment. Computers are not very energy efficient and are even less so when they have a large monitor screen. In addition, the substances including cadmium, mercury and arsenic that are found in most computers are toxic which makes the discarded computer into toxic waste.

Throw Away Computers are Toxic Waste
Discarded computers are also making a huge pile in your local dump too as people abandon their old computers for the latest models. During the manufacture of computers, more water is wasted, more energy consumed and more toxic waste is created than that created by the manufacture of automobiles.

Wooden Computer will Use Less Energy
There is good news for anyone who uses a computer and who is interested in reducing his or her ecological footprint. PC World, UK manufacturers, is set to release their wooden computer to the market in October 2007. Their wooden computer, which is not named yet, uses up to 87% less energy than the conventional plastic computers use yet offers the same power and price of conventional computers. This wooden computer will be less expensive to run than a conventional computer because it will run on only 40 watts instead of other computers that use 300 watts. Another feature that cuts down on energy use is from the replacement of the LED power lit buttons with plain buttons. By using the wooden computer, it will be possible to save money on your energy bills.

Recycled Casing
The eco friendly computer will not use a fan, which will make the computer quieter than its all-plastic counterparts, and this cuts down on energy consumption. The reason it does not need a fan is that the power pack will be on the outside of the computer tower and thus will not need cooling. Also, related to the unnecessary fan issue is the fact that its recycled case will transfer heat away from the computer chip. The case will be made from recycled aluminium such as from soda pop cans and recycled plastic. Sustainable ash, beech or sapele will be used to make the casings for the screen, keyboard and mouse. These wood types were chosen for this purpose because they are sustainable woods.

Eco Friendly Computer for Eco Friendly Computer Nerds
Every aspect of the wooden computer is meant to save the planet. The computer is only about one quarter of the size of an average computer. The computer will come in packaging that has been recycled. Instead of coming with printed instructions, the computer will come with its information as provided on a CD. To compensate for the pollution released in the manufacture and delivery of the computers, the manufacturers will give buyers an energy efficient light bulb.

If the wooden computer is a hit, this will set a standard for other computer manufacturers. Manufacturers of the conventional computer types will have to consider the importance that saving our environment holds for many computer geeks. This is a good thing.

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