Recycling a computer
Do everything you can to NOT put your computer, monitor or any
electronics into the trash. With that in mind, you have the following options...
Contact local recycling centers (many non-profit) and local government
- Visit the Electronic Industries Alliance website to see a list of the recycling centers in your area or at the national level
- Have a look at the Share-IT program to see if they or one of their partners has something in your area
- Another great place to look for non-profits who recycle and repurpose old equipment is at UsedComputers.com
- Don't forget your local government. Here is an example of how King County, WA supports electronics recycling
Contact private recycling companies to see what their fees are
- Have a look to see if the 1-800-Got-Junk folks service your area and to see what it would cost
- Do a search with any of the yellow page services, like AreaConnect (on this page, simply type in "Computer Recycling" and select your state) to see what businesses provide computer recycling or try Yahoo yellow pages(on this page, simply select your state)
One persons garbage may be another persons treasure...so find ways to get it to them
- Some computer manufacturers provide programs to dispose of old computer equipment. Here is what Dell offers for recycling and donating
- Look into what other companies like Apple, HP, and IBM offer with respect to computer recycling and donating
- Consider contacting your local school and library to see if they have Computer Collection days
- Consider trying to sell it on Craigslist or eBay. In the case of Craigslist, you can basically give away items in your local area by simply listing them as "giving these away for free"
- Look into the FreeCycle Network which is completely free and may be very close to where you live