Disposal of PC and Peripherals (merged thread)

poorbabe

Thanks for your responses. I'll call the council tomorrow and see what they say.

*!*HIBS*!*

There are some organisations in the UK which will handle old computer equipment and its get refurbished or something but I can't remember the name of the organisations.:think:

SusanCarter

I tried offering my old CRT monitor on freecycle and no one wanted it.:sad:

lynzpower

try again then susan- or sell it as a buy it now on a free listing day for 1p. Someone will take it off you!!

Aril

Hi
I work for a computer training company and we have got 2 spare 14" working monitors and occasionally we have a spare pc as we replace equipment which we do not wish to send to land fill. Please can someone suggest what we can do with them [we are based in West Sussex]. We have explored a couple of local avenues but drawn a blank so far. Are there any charities [websites] where we could donate them [they would need to be collected from here unless fairly local]
Many thanks
Aril

asajones

Try these:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/HomeAndCommunity/TechnologyInYourHome/ReusingAndDisposingOfTechnology/ReusingAndDisposingArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10031276&chk=q9/XrT

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/recycle/computers.htm

http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/pcs.htm

http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/ComputerRecyclersRefurbishers.htm

http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/faqs/questions/where_recycle_computers.html

http://www.computersforcharities.co.uk/

Aril

Thanks very much for your speedy response! Have passed on the details for further investigation.
Aril

Aril

Just to say we successfully found a local company via the FOE site who'll take the pc equipment and refurbish it. All proceeds go to good causes and if the stuff is not suitable it is broken down for spares
Thanks very much
Aril

kscour

Local Schools/Community Centres are worth trying - if you were near our local primary school they'd be round to collect straight away! Also maybe try a local computer shop as ours has a list of schools/community projects that are desperate for any IT equipment. Or what about freecycle?

Paul_VW

also try this company http://www.bioteknik.net/recycle.html