1. Why should I recycle my PC?

2. How should I select a recycler?

3. Is it safe to recycle my computer?

4. How long have you been doing this?

5. What about donations?

6. What are ways e-waste is reused?

7. What about my data that is on the hard drive?

8. Certificate of Destruction

 

That requires a 2 fold answer since the PC is usually 2 primary parts, the monitor and the computer. The average monitor has over 5 lbs of lead and mercury, a serious threat to our ground water, it is because of this that California has declared them "universal waste". Your PC also has lead solder, and more importantly your personal information, who else will guarantee to totally declassify it?

This checklist is designed as a guide for the generators of electronic waste (the businesses or individuals who wish to recycle unwanted computers and televisions) to guide in the selection of a recycler. Along with recognizing that e-waste generators have different needs and concerns, we recognize that not all recyclers offer the same array and complexity of services.

1. Does the service provider accept the products you want recycled?
   Depending on the scope of your electronics, the organization may or may not be able to provide recycling services for your materials.

2. Does the service provider service your geographic area or type of organization?
   Some organizations provide services on a national scale to both public and private sector customers. Other organizations may be more regional in orientation or limit their services to specific types of clientele, e.g. large corporations.

3. Can the service provider describe its fees for various types of equipment?
   Facilities will often have different fee levels for recycling various types of electronics. These fees may be expressed on per pound or per product basis. As well, these fees may or may not be include collection and/or transport. In general, you should see if:
   The fees proposed by service provider are in alignment with your budget, and
   The fees proposed are comparable with fees from other bidders and past fee proposals.

4. Can the service provider give a general description of its business?
   This type of information may include:
   Point of contact
   Number of employees
   Years in business and ownership history
   Facility site information and history
   Summary of operations and services offered
   A qualifications statement would be an adequate alternative to requesting individual types of information. You may also wish to ask about quantity of product recycled, but the value of this type of information can be questionable.

5. Can the service provider offer the services that you may require?
   Depending on your requirements, you may need value-added services that may not be available from every recycler. Examples of value-added services may include:
   On-site collection support
   Transportation support
   Event promotion
   Product reuse or refurbishment
   Hard drive erasure
   Product tracking
   Recycling guarantee or certificate

 

 

We recycle all other hard drives for metals recycling by shredding. For your own peace of mind, erase your HDD before donating.

 

Since 2003, that makes us one of the premier recyclers in the country.

 

Currently, we are a non-profit organization, and we have several donation programs: 1) Donate computers back to school; 2) Donate computers and office equipments to churches and local communities; 3) Create job opportunities for disability people. We invite you to join our program to help more organizations and people.

E-waste is reused in many ways, for example: Old cell phones are refurbished and used to help persons find employment, as well as offer emergency aide to displace and abused persons, and Old Pentium II's can replace the 486 units most classrooms have to get by with.

For all of our clients, we use a program call Declassify from Mares Software, which we run a 7 pass on each hard drive to ensure there is no recovery of data. The program is designed to "wipe" hard disks to meet Department of Defense standards. After we complete the 7 pass declassify (whereas most recyclers use a 3-pass), we reformat the drive.

We will dismantle all materials, issue the Certificate of Destruction under the customer requirement.