Leaving the hobby

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Mon May 19 09:31:56 2003

On Sat, 17 May 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> > > > 4) EPA has declared your house a hazardous waste site due to all
> > > > the PCBs.
> >
> > Is this a deliberate double-meaning of 'PCB' (PolyChlorinated
> > Biphenyls .vs. Printed Circuit Boards)? THe former are what the EPA
> > moans about (and are not that common in classic computers [1]) the
> > latter are not particulalry hazardous...
>
> But they are classed as "hazardous waste" in California, and a growing
> number of other states.

But if it's your personal stuff, you can take a "household exemption".

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Mon May 19 2003 - 09:31:56 BST