This is one of the many reasons that I alwaysnopt to fix things when possible. When I see a piece if electronics scrap on the side if the road I think of it like a lost disheveled dog. This results in me picking up alot of stuff, but also saving it from being undifferentiated and ignored waste. There's always a family who would benefit from a display that I fixed, or a project that I could use a power adapter for.