[lug] Anyone else hate to get rid of old equipment?

[David L. Willson]

A bit of each of "broken", "very old", "missing parts", "unknown", and "WTF is this?"

Ha. Reminds me of me, sometimes. :-)

David L. Willson
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Freeing people from the tyranny (or whatevery) of Microsofty-ness

----- "Jeffrey Haemer" <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com> wrote:

> David,
> 
> 
> This stuff that works or stuff that doesn't?
> 
> 
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM, David L. Willson <
> DLWillson at thegeek.nu > wrote:
> 
> 
> Is there a trust-worthy local recycler of "all electronics"?
> 
> I've got a large and growing box of cables, mouses/mice, cell phones,
> wall transformers, computers, laptops, hard drives, etc. I ~don't~
> want this crap turning up in a burn-pit or floating in the ocean, I
> want it properly recycled, and I'm willing to pay extra to be
> confident that that's happening. Sorta like I only buy Chipotle,
> because I don't want some animal mistreated to make my burrito 17
> cents cheaper.
> 
> David L. Willson
> Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
> MCT MSCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP
> tel://720.333.LANS
> Freeing people from the tyranny (or whatevery) of Microsofty-ness
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- "Crawford Rainwater" < crawford.rainwater at linux-etc.com > wrote:
> 
> > In the event folks wish to break down and recycle the various parts
> of
> > old equipment, Atlas Metal & Iron in Denver will pay for the
> materials
> > (no keyboards or monitors though). Their URL is at
> >
> > http://www.atlasmetalandiron.com
> >
> > though I did not see the specifics which use to be posted. Basically
> > RAM modules have gold platting (which is a high value to them), hard
> > drives, motherboards, power supplies, and metal cases. Linux ETC
> have
> > used them in the past for a (very old) AS/400 system and it was
> quite
> > nice getting that space back. Yes, they do pay for the material,
> > though the more broken down and separate it is, the better the pay
> > out.
> >
> > They are located roughly off of the southeast side of Colfax and
> I-25
> > (11th and Umatilla Street). Their staff is pretty knowledgeable
> about
> > specifics if you have questions.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > --- Crawford
> >
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