Dale has a really interesting post about ACCRC (Alameda County Computer Recycling Center). ACCRC had a great event/booth at Maker Faire this year… –
Let’s imagine that you set up a non-profit to recycle electronics and divert computers from going directly into landfills or otherwise being destroyed by a grinder. You look for ways to refurbish these components and possibly recombine them into functional computers that go out to areas and institutions that have difficulty obtaining computers. You might even collect some of the vintage electronics that comes through the door and hang on to this stuff because you think it’s cool and somebody may want it someday. Yes, your place looks a bit like a junkyard but it’s one that employs people to do something with the junk you collect. And while you have organized these efforts as a charity, you have figured out how to break even from providing these recycling services and you don’t need donations or government support.
Local Recycle & Reuse Hits A Bureaucratic Roadblock – Link.
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