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Proper Disposal Procedures

Rechargeable laptop batteries contain hazardous materials such as mercury, cadmium, and lead. Many states have laws governing the disposal of batteries containing toxic materials. Often disposing of them in the trash and sending them to a landfill is illegal. Recycling, sometimes referred to as eCycling in the case of computers and other electronics, reduces the amount of toxic elements entering the waste stream and is often the required or preferred disposal method. Recycling saves landfill space, conserves our natural resources, and reduces the amount of electronic waste generated by residents in the state. For example, according to the State of Maryland, eCycling reduces more than 150,000 tons of waste every year. Local regulations (state, county, or city) dictate the proper methods of disposing of the physical laptop and its components.

筆記本電腦可充電電池包含有害物質，例如汞，鎘和鉛。許多州都有管理含毒物質電池處置的法律。通常，將它們丟棄在垃圾桶中並送到垃圾填埋場是非法的。回收，有時在計算機和其他電子設備中稱為“循環”，可減少進入廢物流的有毒元素的數量，這通常是必需或首選的處置方法。回收利用可節省垃圾填埋場的空間，節約我們的自然資源，並減少該州居民產生的電子廢物量。例如，據馬里蘭州稱，電子騎車每年可減少15萬噸以上的廢物。當地法規（州，縣或市）規定了處置物理筆記本電腦及其組件的正確方法。

If, instead of disposing of the entire laptop, you wish to sell the device, you should first remove your personal information from the laptop. The best way to do this is to perform a hard drive format using overwrite software. This is also known as a “secure erase,” where every portion of the hard disk is rewritten with a “0” in order to fully clear your personal data from the device. Then, if necessary, you can reinstall the operating system and sell the device.

如果您想出售設備而不是丟棄整個筆記本電腦，則應首先從筆記本電腦中刪除個人信息。最好的方法是使用覆蓋軟件執行硬盤驅動器格式。這也稱為“安全擦除”，其中硬盤的每個部分都用“ 0”重寫，以便從設備中完全清除您的個人數據。然後，如有必要，您可以重新安裝操作系統並出售設備。

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