Industry Resources
Recycle & Donate Technology, Consumer Electronics,
Used PCs , Macs, Wireless Phones, TVs, Smartphones and More

We recommend the following leading organizations for recycling or donating used PCs and other computer hardware.

It's good for the environment and good for business.

1-800-Recycling Programs
Still can't determine what to do with your old electronics? visit www.1800recycling.com for other resources.

Apple Recycling
Get paid for some of your old Apple products and recycle at the same time.

IBM Recycle Program
Donates used equipment to charities or recycles.
There is a small charge which includes the cost of shipping the hardware to them.

DELL Recycle Program
Return PCs and Accessories to be recycled.

Hewlett-Packard Recycle Program
Donates used equipment to charities or recycles.
There is a small charge and you must ship the hardware to them.

Epson Recycle Program
Return old Epson Printers and other products. You receive a pre-paid FedEx shipping label in the mail to return the product.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Includes SF Bay Area thrift stores, recyclers and nonprofit organizations that refurbish, recycle and donate used equipment to schools and other nonprofit organizations.

Best Buy Recycle
Recycle a product to Best Buy.

CompuMentor
Provides help to nonprofits and schools in low-income areas.
The TechSoup web site provides a nationwide list of organizations that help non-profits.

St. Vincent DePaul
Check with your local organization to learn about their PC needs
Web Site for finding St. Vincent DePaul Locations - To Be Determined

MacTreasures.com
The company specializes in selling hard-to-find Mac programs and peripherals. They also run a program to connect schools with Mac users that want to donate used Mac equipment.

Usedhandhelds.com
Recycle and sell your old Palm PDAs, Symbian PDAs, Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs and Accessories on this web site.

WirelessRecycling.com
ReCellular Inc. is the largest recycler and reseller of used wireless phones and accessories in the wireless industry. In 2004, over 3.0 million wireless handsets were collected, refurbished and resold or recycled by ReCellular throughout the world.

Worldwide Recycling Sites
This site lists worldwide recycling sites.

Gazelle.com
Gazelle is a reCommerce service that helps you sell and recycle your used electronics. Whether you want to sell a cell phone, laptop, or any other of the more than 250,000 products they accept, Gazelle can help

Tip: Before you Recycle or Donate a PC, make sure you completely remove all the data from the disc drives. Hiting the Delete Key does not erase your data from the PC.

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