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Where can you bring your old pc for recycling?

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Old PCs, laptops, monitors, cellphones....this is the kind of stuff towns should recycle at their transfer stations. Where are we supposed to bring this stuff?

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  1. I know a man at Gatesville that take old pcs and fix them up . He give the pc to children that mostlikely not ever get one. If interested let me know.   Tom


  2. The telstra shop (Aust) have bins to put your old mobile phones in. (Planet Ark)

    A website with some useful info- http://recyclingnearyou.com.au/computers...

  3. contact me at crazyankeeinsouth on yahoo and if your near by i might be interested in what ever old pc's you have

  4. In Austin, TX, you take it to Goodwill.

  5. Here's some info for Philly area folks: (read all the way down if your equipment is older)

    (From the Digital Divide - working to bridge the gap between haves and have-nots in technology):

    Want to donate your computer?

    Thank you for considering a donation to our program. Donations such as yours have allowed us to refurbish over 600 computers and create over 30 computer labs.

    Minimum Specifications for donated equipment:

    PCs:

    • Pentium III and greater processor

    • 450 MHz processor speed and greater

    Monitors:

    • No larger than 17" please.

    Printers:

    • Ink Jet

    • LaserJet

    • No Dot Matrix, please!

    Networking equipment:

    • Ethernet cable

    • Routers, hubs and switches

    Miscellaneous equipment

    • Power cords, keyboards, mice

    • RAM, Hard Drives, CD ROMs

    • Scanners, cameras, fax machines and so on

    To donate hardware, contact

    digitald@pobox.upenn.edu

    To dispose of older non-functioning equipment, please contact:

    Elemental Inc.

    2371 Church St.

    Philadelphia, PA 19124

    (215)289-1475

    or visit the EPA's E-Cycling Page - http://www.epa.gov/reg3wcmd/eCycling.htm

  6. Any Staples store.

  7. I can take these items for free.

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