Ten Tips For Donating A Computer
As more companies, organizations, and individuals find reasons to upgrade their computer equipment, the problem of disposing of old equipment grows.
There are three reasons why finding the appropriate way to discard old computer equipment is important:
1. According to the U.S. EPA, nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years. In 2001, only 11 percent of personal computers retired in the U.S. were recycled.
2. Each computer dumped in a landfill is a missed opportunity to provide Information Age tools to people across the digital divide.
3. Out-of-date computer systems can be more of a burden than a blessing to schools and nonprofits, as it can cost them up to $400 to bring a pre-Pentium computer up to today's standards. Donate computers to a recycler or refurbisher, rather than directly to these other groups.
Click here for more information on what do to before you donate and to whom you can donate it.
Thanks to TechSoup for bringing this to our attention.
There are three reasons why finding the appropriate way to discard old computer equipment is important:
1. According to the U.S. EPA, nearly 250 million computers will become obsolete in the next five years. In 2001, only 11 percent of personal computers retired in the U.S. were recycled.
2. Each computer dumped in a landfill is a missed opportunity to provide Information Age tools to people across the digital divide.
3. Out-of-date computer systems can be more of a burden than a blessing to schools and nonprofits, as it can cost them up to $400 to bring a pre-Pentium computer up to today's standards. Donate computers to a recycler or refurbisher, rather than directly to these other groups.
Click here for more information on what do to before you donate and to whom you can donate it.
Thanks to TechSoup for bringing this to our attention.
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Interesting...
CNet.com reports that Rep. Mike Thompson and 21 other politicians introduced the National Computer Recycling Act, a proposal that would levy a national sales tax of $10 on each CRT or LCD computer monitor and nearly any other electronic device with a "central processing unit." Proceeds would be awarded to "individuals or organizations" in the form of recycling grants.
http://news.com.com/Is+a+PC+landfill+tax+inevitable/2010-1071_3-5582798.html?part=rss&tag=5575731&subj=news
By Nathan, at 11:57 AM, February 21, 2005
Alberta Recycling Management Authority Advance Disposal Surcharge
Effective 2/1/05, the Alberta Recycling Management Authority requires the assessment of environmental fees for certain electronics shipments directly into Alberta, Canada. Invoices for shipments to Alberta will reflect the appropriate environmental fee(s):
$5 per laptop or electronic notebook
$8 per desktop printer or printer combination
$10 per CPU
$12 per computer monitor (LCD and CRT)
$15 per television with an 18" screen and smaller
$25 per television with a 19" to 29" screen
$30 per television with a 30" to 45" screen
$45 per television with a 46" screen and larger
http://www.albertarecycling.ca/
By Scott, at 4:37 PM, February 21, 2005
Here's a new one: Earth 911...a nation-wide database of computer and electronics recycling and donations centers.
Simply enter your U.S. zip code and the type of item you’ve got (cell phone, computer monitor, etc) and Earth 911 will tell you where to recycle/properly.
www.earth911.org
By Nathan, at 1:16 PM, March 09, 2005
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