I was very happy to finally get ridd off the old/dead batteries I have been collecting the past months (from Liam's toys). I thought that these were the only ones that we have at home, only to realize later that we still have some electronic gadgets just stored in their boxes and kept in our cupboards.
What gadgets am I talking about? These:
My Palm Pilot, hubby's Clie, hubby's old Nokia phone and Samsung Phone, with all their chargers, usb cables etc.! All except the old Nokia phone are still functioning. Natabunan lang sila ng mga mas bago at mas hi-tech na gadgets. Did we dispose them? Sadly, but no. Oh, I forgot the steam iron that we bought in Manila before we left. We only used it once and now it's just a dust accumulator inside our cabinet.
For one, hubby hasn't formatted these gadgets and they still contain important details and information. Second, hubby has this habit of storing things, kasi nanghihinayang, just like my MIL, even if he was able to live without using it for 6 months (or longer). As for me, as soon as he formats the gadgets, I am so ok to dispose them already, because I am allergic to clutter. Ayaw ko ng tambak. But hubby? Good luck. Don't get me wrong, I do store things, but I think it is already my duty to de-clutter our home, or else, our cabinets and cupboards will all be full alreadt. I asked him once and he told me that we can just bring/send them to Manila. Ok with me. But, ang sa akin lang, sino naman ang gagamit noon? Tatambak na naman sa bahay nila, until it gets broken? My point is, at least here, it will be disposed of properly. But if it sent back to Manila, no one uses it and it gets broken, sa basura rin ang tuloy di ba?
Oh well, it will be 11 more months before the next scheduled electronic waste disposal. In those 11 months, I will just make sure to force him to format the gadgets and from there, I'll do what is best for the gadgets. Evil grin :D
