[MLUG] computer recyclers

[patricia campbell]

Eco quartier  will take stuff but you must live in Montreal or have
access to someone who does.  I have bought & dropped off at ecosys
they are pretty good.   (Dorval, I checked it is on the list  here
http://technoecolo.communautique.qc.ca/environment.)

I realize that it's hard for tech types to do so but it would help if
we buy less, hold on to that cell phone/pda/computer even though
there's a better one being sold now... reduce is the first of the
three Rs

I am a born again environmentalist so I am also concerned about the
ultimate disposal if anyone can vouch for any of these places for
proper disposal of stuff that would be great.  What really happens to
some recycled pcs (60 minutes expose video):
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n

There is an organization in Montreal (not reboot that's had a patchy
existence) that  *refurbishes* computers & sends them to needy schools
in South america I believe, does anyone know which one that is ??



Tricia

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:55 AM, a gardner <ariccanfly at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh, yeah, your *supposed to pay to dispose old computer stuff, its toxic!
> try your local eco-quartier, I think they take stuff like that free of
> charge.
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:53 AM, a gardner <ariccanfly at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I could use an old cell phone, gsm?
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Chris O'Regan <chris.oregan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On the same thread, I am planning to do some major cleaning over the
>>> Christmas holidays and I would like to get rid of a lot of (old) tech
>>> gadgets, from old cell phones, PDAs, various cards, computers, a PS1,
>>> etc. I just hate dropping this all in the garbage and would prefer to
>>> give it away to anyone who can either reuse it or at least recycle it.
>>> I also have a handful of hard drives that are definitely dead, but
>>> again, I just don't want to throw then into a land dump. Will any of
>>> these places take them?
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