Computer part recycling [was: New Year's Cleaning]

[Joseph Smith]

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 :-)

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Thanks,
Joseph Smith
Set-Top-Linux
www.settoplinux.org