[lug] Anyone else hate to get rid of old equipment?

[dio2002 at indra.com]

i'm not authority on this, but the thing that bothers me is that even if
your equipment supposedly gets recycled, you have no idea what that
actually means.  i think there was an investigative report last year about
a recycling company in denver.  they basically just sold the stuff to
china where it just pollutes the environment there and winds up in
landfills or something.  kind of like dumping your problems on someone
else while trying to provide the domestic illusion that you've done
something good by recycling your stuff.