Css330 – Critical Thinking and Computer Logic – PclmCss330 – Critical Thinking and Computer Logic – PclmTEAM PAPER WEEK FOURLearning Team: Week FourLearning Team AUniversity of PhoenixCSS/330 Critical Thinking and Computer LogicMatt MancaniFebruary 24, 2006With the PCLM solution came another set of problems, the largest being that of what to do with the existing personal computers. We had just assumed we could dispose of the outdated computers as you would any other item, by placing it in the trash. That turned out to not be the case, we had to obey by local, State, and Federal regulations regarding the proper disposal of personal computers and CRT monitors. The other unforeseen circumstance was compiling with Federal laws associated to properly destroying all sensitive customer information off the PC hard drives. HIPAA physical safeguard contain the following regulation; disposal, implement policies and procedures to address the final disposition of electronic protected health information, and or the hardware or electronic media on which it is stored; media re-use, implement procedures for removal of electronic protected health information from electronic media before the media are made available for re-use; accountability, maintain a record of the movements of hardware and electronic media and any person responsible therefore. (Phoenix Health Systems, 2006)
With regards to disposing or recycling of old computer equipment there are very many key things that need to be considered. What are the fees for disposing or recycling of computer and other electronic equipment? Is disposing of electronic equipment equally as environmentally safe compared to recycling? What are the long-term effects of disposing this kind of materials? Can anyone benefit from the recycling of computers or other electronic devices? These are some of the things that should be considered when deciding to dispose of old or unwanted computer materials. Each company must see which option is best for them and their ideals.
Usually there are nominal fees for companies to pick up and dispose of computers, monitors, and printers, the same can be said for recycling. There are even free options that are sometimes offered by non-profit or government agencies in order to help ease the land filling of this type of materials. Just last year the Michigan Department of Information Technology and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality teamed up with Dell, Inc. to host free computer recycling collections at three locations across Michigan to provide citizens with a better alternative for disposing of their electronic computer equipment (State of Michigan To Hold Computer Recycling Events,
When it comes to which method is most safe for the environment it all depends on who is doing the recycling or disposing of the materials. Since most people do not know how to properly dispose of computer equipment they usually end up just throwing it in the garbage. A survey of Michigan consumers shows that 49% of people do not know how to dispose of unwanted computers (PR Newswire, A MultiVu Company, (
The process for breaking down all the materials and metals is known as Demanufacturing. Computers are made with a variety of elements, like plastics, glass, steel, gold, lead, mercury, cadmium and fire retardants that can be recaptured through recycling and used again. If thrown away, these computers can release toxins to the environment, potentially polluting the groundwater we drink and the air that we breathe. Recycling the resources in computers also eliminates the need to obtain these elements from nature, decreasing production impact on the environment. By reclaiming many of the items that make up computers and other electronic equipment will allow us to save on natural resources.
The Environmental Research and Technology Center. [6]
[6] On Monday, February 12 2015, in response to the news that a person at the center had been accused of using “electronics-molds” [7] and had taken out “electromechanical appliances in the bathroom, under some circumstances” [8] and “alarms” [9], an international press conference focused on “Electronic-molds and their Use for Criminal and Insane Activities,” the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation which found “Electronic-molds are illegal, hazardous, or prohibited activities that are not being reported to the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1975.” [10] According to EER, an investigation of computer-related charges took place “in September, 2014, involving a computer scientist and two other computer-related employees at University of California-Santa Barbara and University of North America, who had been charged with possessing, possessing, dealing in, or tampering with, devices that are capable of causing harm or death to a person.” [11] In response to this report, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered all four employees to be “suspended, placed on non-disclosure agreements or held into community mental health facilities indefinitely until further notice.” [12]
NARA 2013-04-22.
[12] The “Reorganization of the National Nuclear Security Administration” (NNSA) by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which governs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, included “a system of centralized oversight and oversight of the NNSA by the NNSA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the other federal agencies and agencies that administer the NSA,” including the National Security Division and the Nuclear Energy Agency.[13]
[13] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission created an office for the purpose of developing and implementing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for an updated approach to regulatory reform in the nuclear sector and the NNSA, particularly its efforts to establish an agency authority to investigate incidents of safety, technical, and managerial compliance with certain NNSA standards. [14] When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission implemented its recommendations by March 31 2010, the NNSA was formally dissolved. “The NNSA had no power to create nor enforce its own regulatory reform. Instead, the NNSA became an international security and nuclear security agency whose role was to enforce all rules of any governmental body in its jurisdiction that would result in regulations being issued that were unlawful, or being inconsistent with the NNSA and its statutory authority. By September 23, 2014, the President signed Senate Bill 4342, the Nuclear Regulatory Reform Act of 2010, which authorized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue regulation and oversight orders with respect to any safety inspection or enforcement action required by the NNSA. This
The Environmental Research and Technology Center. [6]
[6] On Monday, February 12 2015, in response to the news that a person at the center had been accused of using “electronics-molds” [7] and had taken out “electromechanical appliances in the bathroom, under some circumstances” [8] and “alarms” [9], an international press conference focused on “Electronic-molds and their Use for Criminal and Insane Activities,” the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation which found “Electronic-molds are illegal, hazardous, or prohibited activities that are not being reported to the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1975.” [10] According to EER, an investigation of computer-related charges took place “in September, 2014, involving a computer scientist and two other computer-related employees at University of California-Santa Barbara and University of North America, who had been charged with possessing, possessing, dealing in, or tampering with, devices that are capable of causing harm or death to a person.” [11] In response to this report, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered all four employees to be “suspended, placed on non-disclosure agreements or held into community mental health facilities indefinitely until further notice.” [12]
NARA 2013-04-22.
[12] The “Reorganization of the National Nuclear Security Administration” (NNSA) by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which governs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, included “a system of centralized oversight and oversight of the NNSA by the NNSA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the other federal agencies and agencies that administer the NSA,” including the National Security Division and the Nuclear Energy Agency.[13]
[13] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission created an office for the purpose of developing and implementing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for an updated approach to regulatory reform in the nuclear sector and the NNSA, particularly its efforts to establish an agency authority to investigate incidents of safety, technical, and managerial compliance with certain NNSA standards. [14] When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission implemented its recommendations by March 31 2010, the NNSA was formally dissolved. “The NNSA had no power to create nor enforce its own regulatory reform. Instead, the NNSA became an international security and nuclear security agency whose role was to enforce all rules of any governmental body in its jurisdiction that would result in regulations being issued that were unlawful, or being inconsistent with the NNSA and its statutory authority. By September 23, 2014, the President signed Senate Bill 4342, the Nuclear Regulatory Reform Act of 2010, which authorized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue regulation and oversight orders with respect to any safety inspection or enforcement action required by the NNSA. This
The Environmental Research and Technology Center. [6]
[6] On Monday, February 12 2015, in response to the news that a person at the center had been accused of using “electronics-molds” [7] and had taken out “electromechanical appliances in the bathroom, under some circumstances” [8] and “alarms” [9], an international press conference focused on “Electronic-molds and their Use for Criminal and Insane Activities,” the Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation which found “Electronic-molds are illegal, hazardous, or prohibited activities that are not being reported to the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1975.” [10] According to EER, an investigation of computer-related charges took place “in September, 2014, involving a computer scientist and two other computer-related employees at University of California-Santa Barbara and University of North America, who had been charged with possessing, possessing, dealing in, or tampering with, devices that are capable of causing harm or death to a person.” [11] In response to this report, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered all four employees to be “suspended, placed on non-disclosure agreements or held into community mental health facilities indefinitely until further notice.” [12]
NARA 2013-04-22.
[12] The “Reorganization of the National Nuclear Security Administration” (NNSA) by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which governs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, included “a system of centralized oversight and oversight of the NNSA by the NNSA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the other federal agencies and agencies that administer the NSA,” including the National Security Division and the Nuclear Energy Agency.[13]
[13] The Nuclear Regulatory Commission created an office for the purpose of developing and implementing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for an updated approach to regulatory reform in the nuclear sector and the NNSA, particularly its efforts to establish an agency authority to investigate incidents of safety, technical, and managerial compliance with certain NNSA standards. [14] When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission implemented its recommendations by March 31 2010, the NNSA was formally dissolved. “The NNSA had no power to create nor enforce its own regulatory reform. Instead, the NNSA became an international security and nuclear security agency whose role was to enforce all rules of any governmental body in its jurisdiction that would result in regulations being issued that were unlawful, or being inconsistent with the NNSA and its statutory authority. By September 23, 2014, the President signed Senate Bill 4342, the Nuclear Regulatory Reform Act of 2010, which authorized the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue regulation and oversight orders with respect to any safety inspection or enforcement action required by the NNSA. This
Who can benefit from recycling computers? The answer is simple, everyone in one way or another,