Recycle PC / PC Recycling

Dispose of PCs properly.

Years ago, your company never would’ve had a problem finding a taker for an old PC. After your small business got four or five productive years out of a system, you may have given it to an employee to take home, or offered employees the opportunity to purchase the retired PC for an extremely nominal amount. Alternatively, many donated PCs to local schools, charities or nonprofit organizations.

In the past several years, this has all changed. In the U.S., about 60 percent of households own at least one PC. Schools and charities have become so deluged with PC donations that many get more selective on the equipment they’re willing to accept.

In many areas, it’s illegal to dispose of a PC in a dumpster. Rather, the PC needs to be recycled. So how do you accomplish this?

Several PC and electronics recycling programs and resources can help you comply with various environmental regulations as you dispose of long obsolete hardware.

Dell Asset Recovery Services -- www.dellfinancialservices.com/solutions/asset_recovery.asp

EIA Environment: Consumer Education
Initiative (CEI) -- www.eiae.org

Gateway.com: Recycle/Donate Your Old PC -- www.gateway.com/home/programs/tradein_recycle.shtml

HP Environment: Return and Recycling -- www.hp.com/hpinfo/community/environment/recycle.htm

IBM PC Recycling Service -- www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/pcrservice.phtml

International Association of Electronics
Recyclers -- www.iaer.org

National Safety Council (U.S.) EPR2 Project Electronic Equipment Recyclers -- www.nsc.org/ehc/epr2/cntctlst.htm

Note:
If any of the Web site page addresses above are invalid by the time you’re using this list, start at the home page of the Web site and look for any links related to asset management, disposal or recycling. You also can try that Web site’s search function or site map to look for recycling information.

 

Recycle PC / PC Recycling Action Items

What do you do with old PCs that have reached the end of their useful life?

Do you have a program that allows employees to purchase old PCs for a nominal amount?

Do you donate old PCs to local charities?

If neither employees nor local charities want your old PCs, how do you dispose of old PC hardware?

Is it legal in the region where your company is located to simply dispose of PC hardware with other trash? Or are there specific recycling requirements?

Have you looked into IBM Environment's or similar end of life PC recycling programs?

 

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