Dell Computers Is Partnering With Goodwill to Offer Computer Recycling Services
Recently Dell announced that it has partnered with Goodwill Industries, in New Jersey, with a program they call Reconnect. The Reconnect Program is designed to help protect the environment by responsibly promoting recycling and reuse of computer equipment. At the same time the Reconnect program will work to connect lower income people with much needed technology products.
| In New York and New Jersey alone, there is a prediction of more than 4 million pounds of used computer equipment expected to end up in a landfill this year alone. The Reconnect Program allows people to bring their used computer equipment into a local Goodwill drop-off location for recycling. This makes the computer recycling services free to the donator and at the same time helps to educate people on the need for computer recycle services to keep toxic electronics out of landfills. Reconnect will also help create job opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other employment issues through the Goodwill Industries business model. Goodwill Industries provides job-training and employment services to people who have barriers in finding employment on their own. The Reconnect Program is set-up so that Goodwill will accept all of the donated computer equipment at their locations around New Jersey. The Goodwill staff will sort the equipment and determine which are able to be used and which need to be taken apart and recycled. |
Dell will handle the recycling and remarketing of the recycled computer materials, such as the plastics, glass and metals contained in the various parts. Dell has global experience in electronics recycling and can assist Goodwill Industries with their computer recycling services.
Residents will be asked to remove all of their personal data from the donated computer hard drives, and any other attached storage media, before donating their computers to Goodwill. Goodwill staff will provide donors with a donation receipt at the time of donation so they may write the donation off on their tax returns.
In addition to the Reconnect program in New Jersey, Dell and Goodwill Industries have also partnered with each other in other states for similar programs.
You have a few options open to you when it comes to your home computer recycle needs. Computer recycling is often done at your local landfill, recycling center or through your local electronics recyclers. At any of these locations you can take them your old computer, monitor, and printers and they will recycle them for you. However, they will generally charge you a nominal fee for the service. The fee can range from about $5 up to about $20 in most areas, depending on the items you want to dispose of; computer recycling will be the most expensive while printer recycling will be less expensive. Many areas now offer you a special day once or twice per year where you can take all of your electronics to be recycled for free. They will allow you to bring your unwanted computer and printer equipment. You will generally find announcements for computer recycling events in your local newspaper.
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