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Thinkpad While most local charity thrift shops refuse to take old computers, a few local organizations find new homes for them, use them to train students in computer repairs, or recycle their parts.
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Microsoft The Institute of Technology, a for-profit vocational school in Clovis, will take slightly damaged computers, those that only blink error messages or constantly lock up.
One good way to get old junk off your computer is to burn old projects to CD or DVD and then delete them off your hard disk. Clearly, it'll be tough to fit your video projects on CD, but DVD can be a pragmatic solution. Many professional editors export their video to Mini DV tape and then delete the video files on their computer. If you have carefully logged your project and save your batch capture list, it isn't too difficult to recapture the clips and restore your project if needed later.
Laptop Computers "We tear them apart and see what's wrong with them and rebuild them," said Greg Brown, the school's information services manager. The fixed-up computers then go to needy students at the school. The only drawback is donations don't qualify for a tax write-off because the school is a commercial venture, said Brown.
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Laptop Computer Those looking for a charitable tax deduction might consider Westside Housing & Economic Network.
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Desktop Computer The nonprofit organization gladly takes working computers less than 5 years old, wipes the hard drive clean, installs usable software and puts them into the hands of farmworker families in western Fresno County.
Notebooks Project director Joseph Arpad works with Westside Elementary School in Five Points to find needy families and provide computer training. The group can be reached at 228-1867 to arrange a drop-off of computer equipment.
Lenovo If you want to just toss your old computer, it'll likely cost you. California bans computer monitors and television screens from landfills because they contain lead and mercury that can contaminate ground water. Most garbage haulers won't pick up old computer equipment.
Hard Drive Valley landfills charge at least $20 to take computers or screens.
Travelstar Only Tulare County Recycling in Visalia will dispose of up to five computers for free for county residents.
Gateway In Fresno County, E Waste Solutions picks up pallets of used-up computers from businesses for free, but it doesn't recycle them for individuals.
Laptop Parts Old electronic equipment has become such a problem -- with an estimated 10,000 computers and televisions becoming obsolete in California each day -- that new businesses have cropped up just to deal with it. And more are expected when California's new electronic waste recycling program goes into effect July 1.
Software In September, California became the first state to create a program to deal with such waste.
Hard Drives Starting in July, consumers will pay a $6 to $10 fee when buying computer monitors and televisions containing hazardous materials. The fee will be used to pay contractors to dismantle computers and find places to reuse the parts.
Electronics "A lot of people think they can just donate a computer, but you are simply just passing off your problem to the charity," said Michael Syiek of Andover Consulting Group, a San Francisco firm that buys old computers and electronics such as telephones and copiers.
Canon Charities find computers too costly to make serviceable or to dispose of, he said.
Desktop Pc Andover, which deals mostly with charity organizations that get computer donations or with businesses, resells computer equipment on eBay for a profit.
Desktop Computers And computers that can't be resold go to scrap metal dealers who will melt them down for their valuable metal content.
Think Pad "Computers and men's fashions go out of date really fast," said Syiek, figuring a computer's useful life at two years for corporate users and four to five for home users.
By Erin Kennedy
The Fresno Bee - 1/5/2004
Topic: Recycling
