STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

From: John Chris Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Thu Feb 14 12:57:54 2002

A) Isn't the problem that *everything* is considered classic by this group?

B) Any indication of where the 4 regional centers are? And are they
pillagable on anything other than special occasions?

--John

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> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Sellam Ismail
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:41 AM
> To: 'classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org'
> Subject: RE: STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS
>
>
>
> Here's the scoop on this Staples program.
>
> I spoke with a representative from Gifts In Kind this morning. Basically,
> they collect the computers from Staples and divert them to four regional
> processing centers across the country. Those processing centers are
> already-established recycling entities that will then process the
> computers, separating out the wheat from the chaff. The resulting systems
> will then be placed by Gifts In Kind. The rest are recycled.
>
> Gifts in Kind also handles the computer recycling program for IBM. The
> rep told me that the last time they did this, they collected about 2000
> computers, of which only about 90 met the minimum standards for donating
> (Pentium 1). This was about a year ago.
>
> The rep told me they needed a processing center for the west coast. All
> the computers from Staples stores in the west will wind up in Los Angeles.
> I told her about the ACCRC and it looks like she is going to talk to them
> and make arrangements to have the machines shipped to their facility and
> use the ACCRC as their west coast processing center.
>
> Rest assured that any classic systems that come through from this program
> will be rescued ;)
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage
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