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Dell Offers Curbside Computer Recycling

Posted by timothy on from the new-source-of-ram-and-old-hard-drives dept.

schm00 writes "A Dell press release today announced an expansion of thier recycling program. For $15 they will arrange to pick up used computer equipment from your home and transport it to an EPA approved recycler. You can order pickup starting on March 25th. It's nice to see an alternative to the darker side of computer recycling."

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  1. For $15, why don't you donate this to charity? by ketamine-bp · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They will be glad to pick it up from your home for free with thankful eyes and faces.

    Not trolling, but I don't really think this type of business service worth any mention in slashdot. FYI, I donate all now-useless-for-me computer parts to charity (I live in Hong Kong, though. so YMMV in the states or other nation.)

  2. Security by pdan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I work for the Lab ran by Departament of Energy. We have lots of old but still usable computers (on PII 500 level). The only problem is that they cannot be taken offsite for security reasons, and nobody wants them on-site. The security is so tight that when harddrive in one of new Dell boxes had to be replaced, the old broken one couldn't be taken by the serviceman (which is the usual policy).

    The problem is thas institutions like this have the biggest stores of old crap and nothing can be done with this.