According to the following message, posted on the national circuit riders' list, Staples will be accepting old computer equipment for recycling this Sunday, February 17 and Monday, February 18 - you might want to check it out. We've got an old laptop/doorstop in the closet that I think I'll try to bring in.
Jon >Good news on the computer recycling front: > >-----forwarded message---- > > > To: All Interested Parties > > From: Larry Sprague > ISN Industrial Surplus Network > Tel: 617-484-6771 > > I thought you all should know about this excellent opportunity to recycle >and reuse your old computer equipment. > > >STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS FOR REUSE AND RECYCLING FEB. 17 & 18 > > Staples, which operates more than 1,400 "superstores" for office supplies, >will accept computer equipment for reuse and recycling at its stores >nationwide this Sunday, February 17 and Monday, February 18 (Presidents' >Day). Individuals and businesses can bring in their old computer >equipment, including monitors and hard drives. There is no charge for this >service. Through a partnership with Gifts in Kind International, computers >will be refurbished and given to children's organizations in communities >across the country. Computers that are unable to be rebuilt "will be >recycled responsibly to generate reusable materials," according to the press >release. > > To find the locations of Staples stores, see their website at: > > http://www.staples.com > > Click on "Find a Store" at the top. If you click on "United States" and >give your city or zip code, it will find the closest stores, and will give >their address and phone number. To confirm store hours and whether they will >accept a certain type of computer equipment (especially anything unusual), >people can call the store directly. > > People who bring in old computer equipment to Staples during this event can >receive a $100 savings on a new computer with an Intel Pentium 4 processor, >or $20 off a purchase of $100 or more for other Staples products purchased >during those two days. > > >-----end of forwarded message---- > > >Best regards from Deborah > >Deborah Elizabeth Finn >Nonprofit Liaison Officer and >Director of the Boston TechConnect Series >TechFoundation >20 University Road, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.techfoundation.org >www.imakenews.com/techfoundation Jonathan Falk Pine Tree Folk School RR 2, Box 7162 Carmel, ME 04419 (207)848-2433 <http://www.ptfolkschool.org> **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84vzQ.a9gqS3 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
