E-waste: reuse, don't recycle.

The article reports on the move of cities Porto Alegre in Brazil and Birmingham in England to initiate community projects to reuse computer equipment. It mentions that Alegre will refurbish 2500 reusable computers and redistribute them in the information technology (IT) projects while secure IT disposal in Birmingham has already turned around 1500 pieces of equipment. It further states that the move aims to prevent people to be at risks of exposure to toxic constituents.