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:
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.
Each computer dumped in a landfill is a missed opportunity to provide Information Age tools to people across the digital divide.
Out-of-date computer systems can be more of a burden than a blessing to schools and nonprofits, as it can cost them up to $400 to bring a pre-Pentium computer up to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.
Nathan was thinking green at 11:33 AM on February 21, 2005
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