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Recycling computers and parts: Happy Endings for Sad Equipment
By Rita Laws
Copyright 1994 - ComputerLife magazine
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Floppy disks needn't end up as drink coasters. Busted keyboards, blown 
monitors, and CP/M-era CPUs shoudln't take up valuable shelf space. Get 
that groaning gear into the hands of people who can use it, no matter 
what fate befell the hardware. Forthwith, some tips for the tidy:

Don't throw out old monitors; their potentially hazardous components are 
verboten in landfills. Instead, ship unwanted displays to Advanced 
Recovery, a company that salvages every last chip and transistor and 
finds new homes for them, usually in a needy overseas market. Advanced 
Recovery also dismantles and recycles the plastic in monitors. 
Advanced Recovery: 3 Montgomery Street, Bellville, NJ 07109; (201) 
450-9797.

Mail lousy, outmoded, or surplus floppies to GreenDisk, which 
recycles a million disks every month. The quality of their recycled 
disks is high, the retail prive is low. GreenDisk: 15530 
Woodinville-Redmond Road, Woodinville, WA 980702; (800) 305-3475.

Older computers equpipped with hard drives suit basic needs for 
telecommunications, writing, and even graphics. Even the oldest IBM XT, 
Apple IIe or TRS-80 can be loaded with a modem and communications 
software, cool shareware, and educational programs. Pass your old PC on 
to your favorite local charity, school, or arts group. Other than love or 
money, what better present can you give someone than the gift of computer 
literacy?

Dend those moldy oldie PCs (Mac 128Ks, Eagle PCs, and the like) to 
organizations that speicialize in restoring computers and donating them 
to nonprofit groups. These organizations differ slightly in donation 
requirements, so call or write first for guidelines.

National Cristina Foundation
591 W. Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(800) 274-7846, (203) 622-6000

East/West Foundation
55 Temple St.
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 542-1234

Gifts in Kind America
700 N. Fairfax St., Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 833-2121

Computer Recycling Center
1245 Terra Bella Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(415) 428-3700

Computers for Schools Program
470 Nautilus St., Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037
(800) 939-6000, (619) 456-9045


The above can be found in my home page under 'Science and Technology'
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