Apple Mac Recycling
Apple Recycling UK service covers the recycling of Apple G4, Apple G5 recycling, iMac recycling, PowerMac recycling, Macbook recycling, mini Mac recycling, ibook recycling, ipad recycling, iPod recycling and other apple Mac products.
Apple in more recent years has become one of the more popular brands in the electrical and IT recyclers London. Apple Recycling UK in recent years has been made easier with the adoption of Apple’s green initiative.
Many of the dangerous chemicals we all want to eliminate from electronic products are found in very small amounts, but there’s one toxic substance that is still prevalent in house holds in the UK, cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays. A typical CRT contains approximately 1.36 kg of lead. In mid-2006, Apple as part of the Mac recycling program became the first company in the computer industry to completely eliminate CRTs.
Apple recycling UK
Apple is one of few manufacturers that offer a self-data wiping function; this can be done by following a few simple steps. Please note the following information should be used as a guide and may not work on all apple products or software.
These steps assume you have a Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later CD:
- Insert the Mac OS X CD.
- Restart the computer.
- Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold the “C” key to start up from CD.
- When the Installer screen appears, do not click Continue. Instead, choose Installer > Open Disk Utilities.
- Select the hard drive to erase.
- Click the Erase tab.
- Select the volume format from the Volume Format pop-up menu.
- Click Options.
- Select the checkbox for the appropriate algorithm
- Click OK.
- Click Erase
Londons Computer Recycling offers a free Apple recycling service. Our free Apple disposal service includes all Apple products big or small and welcomes apple Mac donations.