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Main article: Wikipedia:Electronics and the environment

In recent years the Wikipedia:environmental issues with respect to computers (WP)s have been highlighted and some progress has been made to reduce this impact.

The impact of computer waste is part of a larger problem with electronics.

History

See also: Wikipedia:History of computing hardware

Electronic computers began appearing in the 1940s with a slow progression in technology and number of units until the 1980s. Then, with the development of the Wikipedia:IBM Personal Computer and their clones sales of computers increased dramatically. This increase, along with changing technology leading to obsolescence, created large amounts of Wikipedia:electronic waste.

Environmental issues

See also: Wikipedia:Environmental issue

Manufacturing process

Energy consumption

Wikipedia:PowerTOP is a software utility designed to measure, explain and minimise a computer's electrical power consumption.

Electronic waste

Main article: Wikipedia:Electronic waste


Mitigation of impact

Green computing

Main article: Wikipedia:Green computing
See also: Sustainability

Energy efficiency

See also: Wikipedia:Efficient energy use

Computer recycling

Main article: Wikipedia:Computer recycling


See also

External links


References

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