What & Where to Recycle INDEX | Computer Parts

By recycling or safely disposing of your old computer equipment, you benefit the environment and more.

Prevent landfill expansion: By diverting bulky computer equipment from the landfill, you conserve landfill space.

Protect the water, land and air: Recycling computers keeps metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury out of landfills and protects our water, land, air and communities.

Social benefits: Donating your old computer not only helps the environment but also helps those who cannot afford to buy computers.

Conservation: Re-using the plastics, metals and other parts from old computers conserves natural resources. Products made from recycled materials often use fewer resources and require less energy to produce.

When we consider the fact that all landfills leak - even the best are not completely tight and eventually allow a certain amount of chemical and metal leaching - the mountains of e-waste destined for landfills is particularly disturbing.

Here are some Web sites that may be helpful to you in your search to find something to do with your old computer:
Dell Computer: http://www.dell4me.com/dellexchange
Electronic Industries Alliance: http://www.eiae.org
Hewlett Packard: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/community/environment/recycle.htm
I BM: http://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/prp.htm
National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative: http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/clean/nepsi
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition: http://www.svtc.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov
E-Waste Articles, Events and Websites: http://www.ElectronicXchange.org

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E-WASTE RECYCLING EVENT
Every year Valley Recycling valleyrecycling.com  hosts their annual E-Waste Recycling program. In 2008 Flathead residents recycled 19,134 pounds of electronics.

Some of the text on this topic is adapted from Clean Computer Campaign, www.svtc.org and Washington State at http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/bizprog/linkup/index.htm web pages.

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