Anywhere know where I can drop off some old PCs & printers?

[jokabri.livejournal.com]

	I have a couple of PCs and printers and I'd like to get rid of them. Anyone know anywhere near Davis and/or Teele I can drop them off at?  Somewhere they would get recycled? I don't care about the data on the drives -- nothing important. The printers aren't working and the PCs aren't worth trying working. Basically it's junk electronics. Thanks

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Nothing within walking distance, sorry

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Staples takes all computer stuff (mice, keyboards = free). For monitors & comptuers there's a $10 fee.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1004542
http://www.staples.com/sbd/content/about/soul/recycling.html

There's one in Assembly Square and one in the Fresh Pond mall.

Or if you have quite a few you might look into http://www.greendisk.com/ and their technotrash cans. You can do that entirely by mail.

Re: Nothing within walking distance, sorry

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

I'll take the printers (rip 'em apart for the stepper motors and other parts).

Somerville has/had drop off for monitors at the recycle place near Magoon (yeah sp) Sq.

tomjoad AT mac.com

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

have you thought of the flea at MIT? not davis, but still: useful.

[ron_newman]

NOT Goodwill -- they have a sign asking people not to drop off any more computers.

How old

[vonelftinhaus.livejournal.com]

depends how old, but the inerds of those computers could be used to Fold@home , of course if the parts are still good

Re: How old

[ron_newman]

is 'Fold@home' supposed to be an e-mail address?

Re: How old

[vonelftinhaus.livejournal.com]

No, check this out though- http://folding.stanford.edu/
The project uses home computer to do the work. But some of the other projects of this nature have groups that gather up old pc's and put them together to make folding"farms". here is the program http://boinc.berkeley.edu/