Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
Along the lines getting rid of old hardware from the New Years Cleaning thread I've been doing some cleaning as well. What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. I know that some companies have recycling days but I didn't see any posted around my area (Nashua, NH). So far I have found: - Small Dog Electronics: Website says they'll take stuff for 35 cents a pound (I should have taken advantage of their recycling day!). - Best Buy: They have some kind of recycling program, but I don't know how they react when I show up with a box of hard drives and a box of ISA cards and mother boards. The info on their website seems geared towards small consumer electronics. - Nashua City landfill: Again, electronics seems to be geared towards PC's and small electronics. Their site says: Electronics - computer monitors components, printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, microwaves, etc. The first two per year are free. Additional items will be charged at $5 per item Maybe I should find two old cases and fill every bay and every slot with drives and cards ;) Anyone know of other places to check? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
You can see if some other geek wants your junk^H^H^H^Hhigh quality SGI system :-) Freecycle.org and Craiglist might find people that are interested. To be fair, most of us geeks use stuff beyond the cycle. I don't think many on Craiglist would be interested in an SGI and I'd fear I'd get far too many questions about installing Office. Depending on the equipment, eBay. I think if I offered the SGI for $0 + shipping, I wouldn't get offers :-( If you buy a computer from Apple, you can get a coupon to ship a monitor and cpu to their recycling for free. I'm looking for places too. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM, kenta kenta.k...@gmail.com wrote: Along the lines getting rid of old hardware from the New Years Cleaning thread I've been doing some cleaning as well. What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. I know that some companies have recycling days but I didn't see any posted around my area (Nashua, NH). So far I have found: - Small Dog Electronics: Website says they'll take stuff for 35 cents a pound (I should have taken advantage of their recycling day!). - Best Buy: They have some kind of recycling program, but I don't know how they react when I show up with a box of hard drives and a box of ISA cards and mother boards. The info on their website seems geared towards small consumer electronics. - Nashua City landfill: Again, electronics seems to be geared towards PC's and small electronics. Their site says: Electronics - computer monitors components, printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, microwaves, etc. The first two per year are free. Additional items will be charged at $5 per item Maybe I should find two old cases and fill every bay and every slot with drives and cards ;) Anyone know of other places to check? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM, kenta kenta.k...@gmail.com wrote: What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. I know that some companies have recycling days but I didn't see any posted around my area (Nashua, NH). A bit far from Nashua, and not free ($0.30/lb), but in this area there's Wincycle in Windsor, VT (on the NH state line): http://www.wincycle.org/ I also know a couple of guys who just put the junk in a box on the front porch, post to freecycle, and it is gone in an unbelievably short amount of time. -Brian ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
On 01/04/2011 11:59 AM, kenta wrote: Along the lines getting rid of old hardware from the New Years Cleaning thread I've been doing some cleaning as well. What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. I know that some companies have recycling days but I didn't see any posted around my area (Nashua, NH). So far I have found: - Small Dog Electronics: Website says they'll take stuff for 35 cents a pound (I should have taken advantage of their recycling day!). - Best Buy: They have some kind of recycling program, but I don't know how they react when I show up with a box of hard drives and a box of ISA cards and mother boards. The info on their website seems geared towards small consumer electronics. - Nashua City landfill: Again, electronics seems to be geared towards PC's and small electronics. Their site says: Electronics - computer monitors components, printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, microwaves, etc. The first two per year are free. Additional items will be charged at $5 per item Maybe I should find two old cases and fill every bay and every slot with drives and cards ;) Anyone know of other places to check? Hello, Goodwill has partnered with Dell to create a free recycling program. So contact your local Goodwill. I moved a while ago and brought car loads of old computer crap from the atic to the Goodwill in Concord, and they took it, no problem. By the way what do you have for motherboards? I am always interested in motherboards for coreboot development :-) -- Thanks, Joseph Smith Set-Top-Linux www.settoplinux.org ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
I've brought elecronics several times to RST Reclaming in Hudson, NH (http://www.hudsonnh.gov/departments/highway/hazardous) and they've always been free of charge except for CRTs, batteries, and fluorescent bulbs. Their prices for those items have also always been quite fair. That said, I can't find their website anymore. Anyone know if they are still there? -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
After seeing them mentioned on Freecycle many months earlier I contacted an outfit in Dracut this summer to recycle my old TV. On the phone the guy sounded very straightforward and helpful but IIRC they were dealing with some issue at the time (relocating? regulatory?) and it ended up that they didn't want me to bring my recyclable stuff to them just then so I paid my town (Chelmsford) $10 to take my TV away. I believe (given that the phone number is the same in each) that one or both of these sites are/were his: http://www.computerrecyclinglowellma.com/ http://www.gogreenrecycling.net/ ...and it's possible that he's sorted things out by now and will be willing to take your stuff, tho I haven't spoken to them since summer so I don't know. AFAIK they have no requirement that you reside in any particular town or state. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM, kenta kenta.k...@gmail.com wrote: What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. At $WORK, we use Allied Computer Brokers (ACB), mainly because they have a depot in the same down: Amesbury, MA. Closer to Nashua than VT, though. http://www.acbrecovery.com/ PCs and their innards are free. CRTs and LCDs they charge for (they contain lead and mercury, respectively; both hazardous). -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]
On 1/4/2011 11:59 AM, kenta wrote: Along the lines getting rid of old hardware from the New Years Cleaning thread I've been doing some cleaning as well. What I'm trying to find is a recycler, preferably free of charge, that will take this legacy hardware (read: junk) off my hands. ... Anyone know of other places to check? We've used CRT Recycling in Brockton (http://www.recyclingelectronics.com/). As we used them for a school, it was free including pickup. The school had three trailer truck loads of equipment to dispose of. So that's a lot larger scale, but I think drop-off at Brockton used to be free too. Freecycle has worked, but it is a fair amount of work at times. For citizens of Bedford, NH, the town has a trailer for computer/electronic components. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
