STAPLES STORES WILL TAKE OLD COMPUTERS

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Feb 14 13:20:55 2002

On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:

> 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.

So where are the regional processing centers located?

> 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.

I guess that means roughly that out of 2000 computers less than 5% were
"usable" by their standards...shesh, what happened to all the other
systems? I think I'm gonna be sick ;P

> 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 ;)

Score? :)

-Toth
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