UPS disposal options?

[Alan Johnson]

Careful, it is not likely to even be legal to toss it in a dumpster, even
without the batteries, because there are probably plenty of other nasty
chems in there.  Around these parts we use http://www.wincycle.org/.  That's
a bit of a drive from Derry, but perhaps they might know of another similar
organization in your area.  Since such disposal services usually charge by
the pound, perhaps the best way would be to remove the batteries, take them
to the transfer station and then take the rest to some WinCycle type of
operation.

__________________
Alan Johnson
Chairman
Hartford Energy Commission
alan at datdec.com

On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Peter Dobratz <peter at dobratz.us> wrote:

> I've got a PK Electronics BlackoutBuster (500VA UPS) with a spent
> battery.  It looks like the company is also no longer existent.  I've
> re-arranged my house and purged of non-essential electronics on ebay,
> so this UPS is no longer needed (my 2 remaining UPSs are APC).
>
> Is there a better way to dispose of this than the dumpster?
>
> The Derry Transfer station accepts "Automobile, and Rechargeable
> Nickel Cadmium batteries", but somehow I don't see them knowing what
> to do with a UPS.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
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