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WEEE All Stand Together

I’ve just ordered a nice new 19” flat screen monitor for my home computer, due to arrive next week. My current monitor is in perfectly good working order, just a little on the chunky side, what with it being an old fashioned CRT model.

This now leaves me with the dilemma of what to do with the old monitor. I will probably end up donating it to the school I work at to replace some of the dodgy screens we have there. Otherwise I would probably have put it up in the loft (just in case) or taken it down to the dump, fighting the instinct to smash it up as I threw it in the skip (a demonstration of the “If I can’t have it, no-one else is getting the benefit of it” mentality, which I acknowledge does not paint me in a particularly good light, but hey if you can’t be honest in a blog…).

Such examples of electrical waste are demonstrated by the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) man sculpture, which I saw at the Eden Project last month:

The average UK person discards 16kg of WEEE a year and as a nation in a year we discard 1 million tonnes (the weight of 81 HMS Belfasts). Legislation is coming in at the end of the year to encourage manufacturers to take responsibility for their products at the end of their life (umm – I predict an electrical goods price rise on the horizon)

This sculpture is designed to represent how much WEEE an average UK person will create in their lifetime. More details can be found here. I suddenly feel guilty for buying that new monitor.

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PS A big thank you to Stu for sending me some really clear HTML instructions for putting these pictures within the entry.

2006-05-14 20:13:38 GMT

Comments (13 total)

Author:snoopy842f

Glad to be of help, looks very professional. As for the new monitor well like you say if you can't be honest in a blog where can you be? Get your goodies before the price hikes and bugger the environment. Oh and Big Brother starts Thursday, Treat yourself to a 42" Plasma while you can still dump the old set in the landfill..

2006-05-14 23:22:55 GMT

Author:marcusjjjjj

My feelings for Big Brother aside (don't worry, they'll become clear before long), isn't that a program which would benefit least from a great big HD TV?

Perhaps if someone could turn all our junk into scary statues we'd all think twice. That thing's just itching to come alive and start the killing.

Can we leave it outside the Big Brother house, in readiness?
Hey, look at that! You didn't have to wait that long after all...

Well done for the multi photo blog by the way. Something which is beyond me.

2006-05-15 08:09:00 GMT

Author:Sean

The statue does indeed look quite menacing when you're up close and personal - a photograph doesn't really give the sense of size.

As for BB - I'm afraid that I'll have to put my hand up and confess to being a fan. I find the social interaction fascinating to watch - though this aspect of the show has started to disappear with the sort of clientelle that now come through the doors.

I have already decided that I will not use this blog area to post endlessly on the subject. I have a quick post sorted out for Friday, then I'll leave the subject well alone...probably.

2006-05-15 15:07:01 GMT

Author:marcusjjjjj

Please feel free to post on the subject, I feel certain everyone else will. Certainly my Dad will be watching, and doubtless blogging on the subject.

Interestingly you've hit on one of the points I often make myself. When it started it was indeed a "social experiment" with resident psychologists and all sorts, but that's all long since out the window.

2006-05-15 16:46:58 GMT

Author:charleswildgoose

Me ? Blog on Big Brother ...... I swear that this year I really won't spend as much time watching it as I did the last 5 or 6 years ....

2006-05-15 17:59:02 GMT

Author:Sean

I remember saying exactly the same thing this time last year.

I was hopelessy addicted to the first 4 series and didn't miss a single episode. However, I was starting to wean myself off of it by the end of BB6, and I watched very little of Celebrity Big Brother this year.

2006-05-15 18:23:13 GMT

Author:charleswildgoose

You may be cured Sean ......

2006-05-16 06:47:22 GMT

Author:nairbdnallsorc

Has anyone ever done an optomistic sculpture using discarded technology.
They all seem obsessed with death.

Good challenge for Marcus. He usually knows where to find the appropriate pictures.

2006-05-16 09:36:27 GMT

Author:marcusjjjjj

http://www.crra.org/images/trashosaurus.jpg

I see today that Big Brother will be running for 13 weeks.

13.

Weeks.

2006-05-16 16:22:46 GMT

Author:Sean

13 weeks and 1 day to be precise.

2006-05-16 16:26:58 GMT

Author:marcusjjjjj

Do you think it will be enough?

2006-05-16 16:55:32 GMT

Author:Sean

Time will tell. It was in Germany where they planned to have the never-ending Big Brother series. It finished earlier this year.

2006-05-16 17:10:45 GMT

Author:charleswildgoose

I can see conflict in some houses - Big Brother and the World Cup - wow - a Summer Feast.

I say that with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

2006-05-16 18:41:31 GMT

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		WEEE All Stand Together I’ve just ordered a nice new 19” flat screen monitor for my home computer, due to arrive next week. My current monitor is in perfectly good working order, just a little on the chunky side, what with it being an old fashioned CRT model. This now leaves me with the dilemma of what to do with the old monitor. I will probably end up donating it to the school I work at to replace some of the dodgy screens we have there. Otherwise I would probably have put it up in the loft (just in case) or taken it down to the dump, fighting the instinct to smash it up as I threw it in the skip (a demonstration of the “If I can’t have it, no-one else is getting the benefit of it” mentality, which I acknowledge does not paint me in a particularly good light, but hey if you can’t be honest in a blog…). Such examples of electrical waste are demonstrated by the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) man sculpture, which I saw at the Eden Project last month: The average UK person discards 16kg of WEEE a year and as a nation in a year we discard 1 million tonnes (the weight of 81 HMS Belfasts). Legislation is coming in at the end of the year to encourage manufacturers to take responsibility for their products at the end of their life (umm – I predict an electrical goods price rise on the horizon) This sculpture is designed to represent how much WEEE an average UK person will create in their lifetime. More details can be found here. I suddenly feel guilty for buying that new monitor. _______________________________________________________________________ PS A big thank you to Stu for sending me some really clear HTML instructions for putting these pictures within the entry. 2006-05-14 20:13:38 GMT Comments (13 total) Author:snoopy842f Glad to be of help, looks very professional. As for the new monitor well like you say if you can't be honest in a blog where can you be? Get your goodies before the price hikes and bugger the environment. Oh and Big Brother starts Thursday, Treat yourself to a 42" Plasma while you can still dump the old set in the landfill.. 2006-05-14 23:22:55 GMT Author:marcusjjjjj My feelings for Big Brother aside (don't worry, they'll become clear before long), isn't that a program which would benefit least from a great big HD TV? Perhaps if someone could turn all our junk into scary statues we'd all think twice. That thing's just itching to come alive and start the killing. Can we leave it outside the Big Brother house, in readiness? Hey, look at that! You didn't have to wait that long after all... Well done for the multi photo blog by the way. Something which is beyond me. 2006-05-15 08:09:00 GMT Author:Sean The statue does indeed look quite menacing when you're up close and personal - a photograph doesn't really give the sense of size. As for BB - I'm afraid that I'll have to put my hand up and confess to being a fan. I find the social interaction fascinating to watch - though this aspect of the show has started to disappear with the sort of clientelle that now come through the doors. I have already decided that I will not use this blog area to post endlessly on the subject. I have a quick post sorted out for Friday, then I'll leave the subject well alone...probably. 2006-05-15 15:07:01 GMT Author:marcusjjjjj Please feel free to post on the subject, I feel certain everyone else will. Certainly my Dad will be watching, and doubtless blogging on the subject. Interestingly you've hit on one of the points I often make myself. When it started it was indeed a "social experiment" with resident psychologists and all sorts, but that's all long since out the window. 2006-05-15 16:46:58 GMT Author:charleswildgoose Me ? Blog on Big Brother ...... I swear that this year I really won't spend as much time watching it as I did the last 5 or 6 years .... 2006-05-15 17:59:02 GMT Author:Sean I remember saying exactly the same thing this time last year. I was hopelessy addicted to the first 4 series and didn't miss a single episode. However, I was starting to wean myself off of it by the end of BB6, and I watched very little of Celebrity Big Brother this year. 2006-05-15 18:23:13 GMT Author:charleswildgoose You may be cured Sean ...... 2006-05-16 06:47:22 GMT Author:nairbdnallsorc Has anyone ever done an optomistic sculpture using discarded technology. They all seem obsessed with death. Good challenge for Marcus. He usually knows where to find the appropriate pictures. 2006-05-16 09:36:27 GMT Author:marcusjjjjj http://www.crra.org/images/trashosaurus.jpg I see today that Big Brother will be running for 13 weeks. 13. Weeks. 2006-05-16 16:22:46 GMT Author:Sean 13 weeks and 1 day to be precise. 2006-05-16 16:26:58 GMT Author:marcusjjjjj Do you think it will be enough? 2006-05-16 16:55:32 GMT Author:Sean Time will tell. It was in Germany where they planned to have the never-ending Big Brother series. It finished earlier this year. 2006-05-16 17:10:45 GMT Author:charleswildgoose I can see conflict in some houses - Big Brother and the World Cup - wow - a Summer Feast. I say that with tongue planted firmly in cheek. 2006-05-16 18:41:31 GMT Site Home