Question of the Week: After you buy a new computer, what do you do with the old one?
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 - 10:30 AMEach week we ask a question related to the environment. Please let us know your thoughts as comments. Feel free to respond to earlier comments or post new ideas. Previous questions.
Last week, we asked what you think about when you buy a new computer. Now we want to know about the old ones. You can “ecycle,” donate them to charity, give them to a friend, etc. Some people store them because they’re not quite sure what to do.
After you buy a new computer, what do you do with the old one?
En español: Cada semana hacemos una pregunta relacionada al medio ambiente. Por favor comparta con nosotros sus pensamientos y comentarios. Siéntase en libertad de responder a comentarios anteriores o plantear nuevas ideas. Preguntas previas.
La semana pasada, le preguntamos sobre lo que piensa al comprar una nueva computadora. Ahora queremos saber qué hace con las viejas. Puede reciclar los aparatos electrónicos al donarlos a entidades caritativas, o a algún amigo, etc. Algunas personas las almacenan porque no tienen claro qué hacer con ellas.
¿Después que compra una computadora nueva, qué hace con la computadora vieja?
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September 2nd, 2008 at 10:48 am
Unfortunately I’ve just been holding on to them hoping to use them later. I should probably donate at least one of the PCs that aren’t being used. Thanks for the reminder!
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Joan reply on September 3, 2008 12:25 pm:
Alex (and everybody): many States are now enacting laws that will make it mandatory for manufacturers and/or retailers of computers to take them back for recycling at no cost to the consumer. Oregon’s law will go into effect next January, for example. Might be worth checking to see if your State is one that has acted on this already :o}
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Lyn reply on September 4, 2008 1:31 pm:
Staples will take them. They charge $10 for the monitors and I’m not sure what the cost for the actual PC are. I had 5 computers in my garage and posted on Craig’s list - FREE PCs. A man who refurbishes them for people who cannot afford computers. Mainly he gives them to people who are looking for work but do not have computers to apply for jobs online. So that is one way to recycle them too - via Craig’s list.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
I usually hold onto them also in hopes of salvaging parts or using them as a server IF they are in good shape. I also only use Macs so I keep them in hopes of starting a gallery. I am thinking, however of recycling one of my oldest, non-working models.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Upgrade my media server (which isn’t very good from a power consumption point of view), and sell/give away the parts i don’t need.
There are actually a few people in my area who take old computers and rebuild the systems to give to low-income families, which is a great idea imo.
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joe smith reply on September 4, 2008 7:59 pm:
i just throw mine in the trash
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:37 am
Eventually pay to have it recycled.
Prior to eventually, I see if someone wants it, or if their will be a community sponsored event for recycling electronics in general.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Donarla a una entidad caritativa, nunca arrojarla a la basura
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
We try and donate them to charity and do whatever we can to recycle it - sometimes local schools will use them as teaching tools.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
I recycle my pc’s and monitors with the environmentally approved recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions. They will recycle everything and you don’t have to worry about your information getting lost or stolen. I highly reccomend this company for anyone thinking about recycling there old computers!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
There needs to be some sort of a ‘recycle’ program. Many of the PCs that are surplus are not useable and should be broken down in an environmentally friendly manner and not in developing countries as they do now. Reuse by other orgs after sanitizing for some might also be a recycle soncept that would be able to be persued. This is a ‘green’ opportunity ready to be ‘picked’ by someone.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
I either recycle to someone who needs one (friend or non-profit) or e-cycle them.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
If you have purchaced a new computer in the state of Georgia. You can call GEORGIA E-WASTE!
Georgia E-Waste is an IT Asset Recovery Company and there website is http://www.georgiaewaste.com
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
We gave it to older family members who did not have one [and taught them how to use it].
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
In the past, have donated some used equipment to others. Currently have been holding on to old equipment due to security concerns. Will take part in and dispose of such equipment at the State of Colorado Employee Electronic Recycling Event to be held this month. A grant from Best Buy has made possible the recycling of electronic equipment and where computers are involved all hard drives are completely shredded.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
For now, they’re all under the bed or in the closet! I do have an e-waste recycling option available, I just haven’t gotten around to taking them.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:44 am
We donate it to another local non profit, friend or family member or take it to the city recycle center. It is a shame that more city and state municipalities don’t offer that option.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:45 am
I donated to the Salvation Army.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
I pass them on to a family member who is in need of a PC. Usually a grandchild who is computer age appropriate.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Take it into the electronics recycling center for proper disposal of course !
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 am
I gave to a friend. He is working with old computers.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am
Just got a new computer; in Las Vegas, the Center for the Blind takes donations of used computers, for their recycling of them!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
We give ours to charity.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:56 am
During Earth Week 2008, USEPA provided local companies that were recycling. I took advantage of the free recycling at a local company. The hard drive had crashed on an 8 year old unit, so there wasn’t much point in donating it.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:56 am
Our Company recycles e-waste. So I have that option. At present, I’m using my old computors as excess points to the WWW on wireless router. Just unload all the software except the operating system and web software.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 am
I store it till my community has an electronic recycling event.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 am
When I upgrade my PC it’s like a domino effect. I upgrade my mother’s old one to my old one and her old one is given to my niece. My mother is 83 years young and has been using the computer and surfing the internet for years since I gave her my old 386. Since then she has upgraded to maybe a half dozen PC’s.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
The best thing to do is remove everything from the hard drive on to disc (personal) and clear the hard drive. Since, it is a old one I suggest e-cycling because technology is growing so fast people do not want the old computers. Even schools are somewhat reluctant to take the old ones, and also now-a-days computers are selling at an affordable price.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I don’t buy a new computer model to replace my old one that still works, just to have a newer model, because I know the environmental damage it does to human health and the land of foreign, poor developing counties our “ecycle” electronics are shipped to. ecycle still harms the environment. That’s the problem, people need to quit thinking they need “new” stuff. We need to return to the simpler life, replace lawns with gardens, eat locally and support local farmers, STOP DRIVING and use public transport or work locally. If we don’t, we have to face up to the fact that the planet our children and grandchildren inherit will soon be uninhabitable, local edible plants and animals extinct, devoid of water. Let’s not do that to them. We’re not sacrificing our lifestyles, we are sacrificing our childrens to feed our greed.
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:37 am:
All good points.
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WRATTman reply on September 3, 2008 5:34 pm:
Amen!! As Terri says, our society is too greedy and too much into
“keeping up with the Jones.”
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Marlene reply on September 16, 2008 10:17 am:
I wish more people thought that way!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I have two of the CPUs sitting in the garage, but both the monitors my son Jason has used for target practice with his bb gun and then we cleared them out and made bird houses. The “Dell” has hosted a couple of families; but the Gateway remained unoccupied this year.
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:38 am:
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I donated my previous one to a charitable organization.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I try to donate first and then recycle. Haven’t gotten around to it yet but I’m about to ecycle a Dell monitor via Dell’s free recycling program. Hopefully, its as simple as it sounds on their website!!
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I replace my laptop PC every 2 years. I donate the old one to a local business that gives them to single Mothers to provide internet access.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
My previous computers and other electronics were taking up basements space until I dropped them off at the electronics recycling fair at my local community college last year. They were recycled for $5 per monitor.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
If you live in Arizona, California, Hawaii or Nevada, go here for further information on what to do with your old computer:
http://epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/ecycling/index.html
Thanks.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
In Michigan, it is relatively easy to donate your computer to Goodwill. All 70+ locations take them back. I also provide information about the Dell and other Mfg takeback programs and community collections that take back more than just computer equipment. It is still not comprehensive enough but it helps. I have always used these takeback programs. Sometimes free, sometimes low cost but better than the trash. My fingers are crossed that they aren’t being shipped as is to be recycled and are demanufactured here prior to being shipped as a recycling commodities.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Why do you have this in Spanish? This is supposed to be a government website is it NOT???? Our country is English language speaking majority except for the few who hate us and refuse to learn it.
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:34 am:
I understand what you mean.
The thing is, this is an outreach effort of our Government; to educate and elucidate through discussion.
The reality of our situation here is that there are folks who live within our nation’s boundaries who do not, in fact, understand a word of English.
They pollute as do we all. What would be the use of not informing and not including a large segment of our population just because of a language barrier?
Choose your battles carefully. Look for where it is appropriate to do so.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Currently holding onto them until we manage to securely erase the hard drives (it’s been a while), then will see first about donation to charity, then recycling.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
We remove the hard drive, to keep indefinitely, and save the rest for the local electronics recycling day. We may or may not strip potentially useful parts first; our current setup has parts from at least 4 machines.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Well, in the past I was able to donate the computer to some neighbors who had children in school that were just learning how to use the computer, and it opened up the possibility for her to study nursing online.
The one we have now is one of the original, first, IBM laptops so we will not be planning on doing ANYTHING with it for quite some time. It’s kind of like an antique. This is a quality I learned from my mother with her Atarri :D.
I have seen some recycling efforts in the past with computers, and even their use in art work. I believe that if you can actually donate the computer to a good cause then you are reusing the computer which is a lot more cost efficient than recyling :).
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Recycle, recycle, recycle. Apple makes this very easy (I think HP as well, but I’m not absolutely positive about that). Used to donate, but that wasn’t efficient as the receiving charities end up having to deal with the eventual recycling.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I recycle the old computer. There are free drop-offs in Beecher, Bolingbrook, Channahon, Chicago, Oswego, Shorewood, Tinley Park and more. They take lots of different electronic items, including broken calculators, cameras, VCRs and more. Computers are 98% recyclable so I don’t want to send even a broken one to the landfill.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Beginning July 20, 2006, it is illegal to dispose of computer monitors and televisions generated as wastes by households in Maine. Instead, all waste computer monitors and televisions must be recycled. (http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/recycle/computerrecy.htm)
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
We only replace computer that are really really obsolete. When we do, we collect usable parts and e-cycle the rest. Those extra CD drives come in handy with toddlers around.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
My local garbage disposal company told me to just put it out in the trash. I couldn’t believe it! I searched the internet for a place to take it. Finally found a small firm that does e-cycling and drove 15 miles (putting more junk in the air from my car) to take it there. There ought to be a law against filling our landfills with e-waste.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I will call E-trash pick up. Some stores like Office Depot takes E-trash also. There are those “last hand” stores that will take them, redo and put them to some use, or break them down and dispose of them properly.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:28 pm
well i havent ever had to give up a computer before, i only have one, i dont need more than one, it uses to much energy but if i did have to i would give it to an electrical store that sells them on or sells its parts, its better that way.,
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
1. Wipe the hard drives electronically.
2. Wipe the hard drives with an electromagnet.
3. Either give to charitable organizations or send to recycler. Depending on the value of each. Usually better to take the tax deduction at the charitable organization.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:56 pm
donate it
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I gave mine to my grandmother whose computer died a few month before. She is now using it and can see photos of the great grandkids again instead of us printing photos and sending them.
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September 2nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
i burn so nobody else can use.
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:38 am:
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September 2nd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
The computer I had, I gave to a friend for his kids. I just recently paid $10 a piece to have two printers and a tiny TV e-cycled at Staples. HP costs much more, plus shipping.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 am
I take my laptop computer on the plane to the nearest computer recycling depot. Plus I make sure that I offset my air travel carbon emissions using My Clean Sky - air travel carbon offset service. This is widely regarded as the world leading aviation emissions offset service. Hight tech and very infomrative, plus uses leading edge verification methodology. I am actually looking forward to my new laptop packing it in just so I can go on a trip justify spending a bit of cash on My Clean Sky air travel carbon offsets.
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:28 am:
::shock::
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Willi Es reply on September 3, 2008 10:39 am:
This is an ad for My Clean Sky, isn’t it.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
If the computer is still usable but you have upgraded, there are plenty of people who can’t afford to upgrade. You can donate them to Salvation Army, any thrift store, Veterans Association, and the like.
As well, if they are in non-working condition some companies take them back to refurbish for resale, or you can recycle them with your local county landfill.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
I give it to someone who needs it. If no one wants it I recycle it.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
Let’s see, we have someone who responded with a “my son used the two monitors for target practice with his BB gun, and now we use them as bird houses,” another person who burned his computer so no one else could use it, and a guy who likes to fly to a recycling center with his older laptop, but it’s OK because he uses carbon offsets for said travel.
These all must be folks joking around. Right?
Their responses up there reveal that they’re joking.
…I hope.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:31 am
I simply E-cycle
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September 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 am
Keep for spare parts or give it to someone who needs one.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 11:27 am
By the time I’m done with a computer no one wants it. I take the disk drive out and put it in the attic somewhere in case I ever REALLY REALLY need to get something off of it, and then I take the rest of it to the county-sponsored recycling center.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am
When I upgrade, I give the old one to my favorite Day Care. I also solicited the community for some for the same purpose.
When they get too old for the Day Care (we just decommissioned a 1991 Mac Classic), I take these to the local Correctional Institution, where the prisoners tear them up for recycling materials. Not quite slave labor, and I bet they don’t wear lead sensing tags. But it is a useful activity that _can_ help all of us to live sustainable lives.
If the prison were not here, I would pay about $10 for a commercial recycler to take the electronic goodies. There is still recoverable copper, gold, lead and tin in them.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
Recently, I bought a laptop computer. I looked on-line to see who in the area where I live, took old computers. I took the monitor to this recycle place near my house. I think they restore old computers.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I know you can donate it, sometimes send it back to the manufacturer or even to the store were you bought your new computer at, or wait for the city or county E-waste recycling day and take it there. The same is true for old cellphones
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September 3rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I store my old computers and old discarded electronic equipment in my garage. There really is any other place to put them, because they are hazardous waste and there isn’t any local recycling program or collection. there is a County program, once per year, but that usually is out of the local area.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
http://www.freegeek.org
This is a great organization. There are several possibilities available through this amazing Portland, Ore. group, which has a storefront and a very informative website. These include donating old equipment, learning through volunteering, and earning your own rebuilt computer through 24 hours of ’sweat equity.’ They encourage using Linux and shareware to power these machines, and operate a thrift store where recycled components can be purchased. This is an option that doesn’t bankrupt the general populace surviving with little cash in this information age. I have a 60-plus year-old friend who lives here in the Columbia River Gorge who earned himself a computer to run software I gave him to compose music with by volunteering, driving into town to put in his 24 hours. My nephew, a college student, is refurbishing one of my old machines and will use Linux, which doesn’t require as much memory to run.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
P.S. Watch this video to learn more about Free Geek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=625LPUACix0
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September 3rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
i recycle
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September 4th, 2008 at 2:37 am
freecycle.com
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September 4th, 2008 at 8:51 am
I found a local recycling center that takes most electronics and melts them down. They take TVs, computers, speakers, laptops, radios, pretty much anything that can be hazardous to throw out. Look one up!
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September 4th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I retrieve it from the parking lot below the seventh-floor window it exited from, pull the sledgehammer head out of the central processing unit, and wiggle my boot until it slides out of the jagged glass and plastic in the screen area. Then I call IT, and they come pick up the pieces for recycling.
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September 4th, 2008 at 10:42 am
The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation has a hazardous waste drop=off system. Electronic waste such as computers, monitors, TV can be dropped on Saturdays and Sundays at several locations.
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September 4th, 2008 at 10:43 am
We are located in Richmond Ky and we have a family run recycler called Kentucky Recycling they do ewaste and industrial waste. They have took it upon themselves to start a buy back program for most electronics which is pretty kewl. We take not only computer stuff but house phones , small appliances , dvd players etc…. pretty good thing they have going. They also donate lots of working items for charity.
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September 4th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
My family has upgraded computers dozens of times over the last 25 years. In most cases, we pass it on to a friend or family member that needs one, and we’ve sold some on ebay. There are always people who don’t need the latest & greatest and can’t afford to buy a new one.
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September 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I am Charlie Patton Founder and President of Students In Training (SIT). I want you to know that a couple students and I started SIT 13 years ago in a local school, primarily to distribute free upgraded computers to needy students. From our inauguration, SIT has grown in scope and delivery, some 300% during the past 2 years. Currently SIT has a tri-fold mission with a keen interest that keeps E-waste landfill free. In regards what you can do is donated your old computer to us and or help us starte a SIT in your area in order to spread our capabilities within our Computers in the Community Program and associated Recycling requirements.
SIT growth gains come through many fine individuals and foundations based in Rowan County and or North Carolina; thus they are helping us donate over 600 PC’s in 2008 to date, which increases our recycling efforts and expenses. Concerning, SIT experienced growth in recycling more this year than ever; thus, my reason for contacting you because for every PC donated SIT recycles 2), which covers storage, disassembly, transportation, and sale of parts and pieces since all are a losing proposition regarding funds. Yet within this effort, SIT keeps technologies’ 660+ toxins landfill free.
One can coime observe this process by visiting us below our benefactor business Iness Street Drug in the basement. You will witness students and mentors hard at work helping local needy attain free upgraded computer donated from the community and much more, including reducing our and others CO2 footprints, as we reduce energy require of downstream users.
To learn more about us vivit and read Senator Dole/SIT article in the Post: http://www.salisburypost.com/Area/080508-dole-students-in-training.
In concert, I have listed a few for you plus our Mission Statement and Board of Directors coupled with key staff and line item costing. After your perusal, you will understand our ambitious 2008 goals.
In 2007 SIT:
• Donated over 400 computers to needy families in our community
• Kept over 40 tons of e-waste out of our landfills and thus out of our drinking water
• Trained over 100 students in Leadership, Technology, Business, and Environmental Stewardship; including Catawba College and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Interns
We also:
• Provided summer employment for 12 high school and college students
• Awarded $4000 in scholarships and enabled a Park Scholarship award
• Searched for and received $20,000 of ‘in kind’ environmental consulting services
• Embarked on having our Environmental Management System (EMS) certified by North Carolina and by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to their 14001 specification
• Developed websites for several local non-profits and a school
In 2008 we have:
• Started donating ‘Computers in the Community’ thanks to Innes Street Drug and a grant from the Food Lion Foundation
• Converted to QuickBooks and hired an internal accountant/business manager
• Hired a full time Executive Director
• Budgeted 1000 PC’s to be donated through our ‘Computers in the Community’ program
• Planned recycling of over 80 tons of PC e-waste (approximately 2000 pc’s) thus producing much CO2 and Energy Reductions at SIT and downstream.
• Created partnerships with several local businesses
• Expect to franchise two operation in Florence, SC and Concord, NC
Moreover in 2008, SIT expects to earn and then attain North Carolina & International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification that will become our Environmental Management System.
This is what you can do with old, spent computers, bring them to SIT.
Godspeed:
Charles Patton
Founder, President Students in Training - 704 637 8915
704-640-3881 - cell
Website: http://www.sitorg.org
SIT…for Leadership, Technology, Business, and Environmental Stewardship…Through God’s Blessings.
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September 4th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Hi my name is tuan tran, I think coolness is right we should give our old electronix to poor third world countries, they;ll take anything…good job coolness. way to think outside the box
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September 5th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
In the Cleveland, OH area anyone can take an old computer/monitor/printer to a recycling place located on East 40th. They either refurbish them for donation or recycle their components.
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September 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Recyle to Philadelphia recyleing philadelphia we recyle
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September 7th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
i take it to, who need it!!!
this work will be hapend me…
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September 7th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I give our oldcomputer to our school so that they will have computers in the classrooms & library for students to use. Our computer is still more advanced than the ones that they have.
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September 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I put mine in the spare room under some junk. When we clean that room it goes to the garage into the “garage sale” pile, we never have a sale. I hate to get rid of it after all it was “only” $3500.
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September 7th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
When I had a printer go bad and replaced it, I researched on the internet if it could be donated. I left word on a site that said it would take computer type equipment and pass it on. I communicated what I thought the condition of it was (perhaps needing repair), and did not hear from them within 24 hours. I researched again and found a business here in Omaha very close to my home that would recycle the printer. I paid a fee of $5.00 to assist with the cost of getting it to the government agency and site where it would be properly disposed of. I felt quite good that I was able to find a location for proper recycling and very good also that the owner was proactively working with businesses to facilitate recycling of computer type equipment.
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September 7th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Put it in the trash - I use them along time and they are no good to any one.
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September 8th, 2008 at 10:13 am
I donate my old computers and all electronics to to Data Doctors who in turn give them to an orgainization that reuses the parts or refurbishes them for reuse.
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September 10th, 2008 at 3:26 am
i would give my old pc to small childrens who are going to start learning pc that will help them laern without buying a new pc
mostly small children mess up with a pc with cold drinkd etc. it they mess up also then it would have little effect on pc because we are recycleing it
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September 13th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Yeah, this question always comes in mind when we upgrade any our electronic gadgets. What to do with old one? And the answer should be RECYCLING.
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September 16th, 2008 at 10:19 am
There is really no where to recycle computers here on our reservation, people have been throwing them into the garbage. There is not a electronic recycling day here either, if there is one here in Montana people would have to travel over 75 miles to do so; with gas prices that will not and usually has not happend. And again, the consumer gets charged to recycle their unwanted electronics which people are not willing to pay, usually because they can not afford it.
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September 29th, 2008 at 11:22 am
As President and Founder of Students In Training, I guide students to pick up such PC’s and inventory them for possible re-use through a major upgrade, which then go to the needy…or the students total (100% ) recycle unusable or spent pc’s, and in regard keep e-waste landfill free. We gave out over 400 free computers in 2007 and SIT stand currently on line to double this in 08. Plus, the students recycled 40 tons in 07 and are gaining via their efforts nearly double this on 08…which helps then gain their ISO14001.
This is what SIT does, see use online at http://www.sitorg.org
We welcome contact 704-637-8915 for we desire to expand elsewhere!
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October 12th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
e-waste should be recycled properly.
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