Router recycling

My Internet service provider sent me an (unsolicited) new router, probably so that they could ensure that I had their up-to-date security firmware. ( Read more... )

This seems like a very good way of getting out of your recycling obligations, since I can't imagine many people are public-spirited enough to pay return postage on an object they never asked for in the first place; they will all simply go straight in the bin. ("Alternatively, you can find a local recycling centre at www.recyclenow.com" -- none of those appear to accept routers, or at least don't include them in the very long drop-down list of equipment types you have to pick from...)

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The marigolds have suddenly popped up overnight...