In support of Earth Day a couple weeks ago (April 22nd), our office park partnered with eWaste ePlanet, an electronics waste management and recycling company, to collect old and unwanted electronics for recycling. This service was completely free. eWaste ePlanet set up giant cardboard boxes, one on each loading dock at our office park, for people to deposit electronics.
Property management sent an email to tenants about the electronics recycling drop-off boxes. eWaste ePlanet was accepting all sorts of items including monitors, displays, VCRs, DVD players, home stereo equipment, cable/satellite boxes, computer towers, servers, laptops, power cords, network equipment, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, plotters, cell phones, chargers, batteries, keyboards, mice, cables, spare parts (e.g. hard drives, motherboards, memory, etc.), power adapters, cords, USB cables, universal power supplies, and more.
I saw this as a great opportunity to get rid of an old computer, laptop, and accessories I had been hanging onto, but had not used in many years. They included an old Dell Dimension 4100 PC with power cord, Dell QuietKey keyboard, Microsoft Mouse, clunky HP notebook and power adapter, and Linksys WRT54G router. All of my stuff was still in working condition, so I wonder if any of the equipment gets re-used or if it's all just thrown into a big pile that gets stripped down and the metal scrapped. eWaste ePlanet does not make this clear. The boxes were around outside for about a week before eWaste ePlanet came by and picked them up. It's possible my working equipment was crushed and broken by other equipment thrown on top and/or they succumbed to the elements or changing temperatures.
eWaste ePlanet accepts drop-offs 24/7 at their location in Norcross. They also have a location in Long Island City, NY. The drop-off spot in Norcross is good to know about for the next time I want to recycle old electronics. read more