Years Ago, Your Clients Never Wouldve Had A Problem Finding "takers" For Old PCs. After Your Clients Got Four Or Five Productive Years Out Of PC Systems, They May Have Given The PCs To Employees Or Sold Them To Employees For Pennies On The Dollar. Alternatively, Many Others Donated PCs To Local Schools, Charities Or Nonprofit Organizations.Changes In PC RecyclingIn The Past Several Years, This Has All Changed. In The U.S., About Sixty Percent Of Households Own At Least One PC. Schools And Charities Have Become So Deluged With PC Donations That Many Get More Selective On The Equipment Theyre Willing To Accept.In Many Areas, Its Even Illegal To Dispose Of A PC In A Dumpster. Rather, The PC Needs To Be Recycled. So How Do You Accomplish This?Finding A PC Recycling ProgramSeveral PC Recycling Programs And Resources Can Help You And Your Clients Comply With Various Environmental Regulations As You Dispose Of Long Obsolete Hardware.Dell Asset Recovery Services -- Http:www.dellfinancialservices.comsolutionsassetrecovery.aspEIA Environment: Consumer Education Initiative (CEI) -- Http:www.eiae.orgGateway.com: RecycleDonate Your Old PC -- Http:www.gateway.comhomeprogramstradeinrecycle.shtmlHP Environment: Return And Recycling -- Http:www.hp.comhpinfocommunityenvironmentrecycle.htmIBM PC Recycling Service -- Http:www.ibm.comibmenvironmentproductspcrservice.phtmlInternational Association Of Electronics Recyclers -- Http:www.iaer.orgNational Safety Council (U.S.) EPR2 Project Electronic Equipment Recyclers -- Http:www.nsc.orgehcepr2cntctlst.htm If You Still Can't Find OneIf Any Of The PC Recycling Resource Addresses Above Are Invalid By The Time Youre Using This List, Start At The Home Page Of The Website And Look For Links Related To Asset Management, Disposal Or Recycling. You Can Also Try The Websites Search Function Or Site Map To Look For PC Recycling Information.Copyright MMI-MMVI, Small Biz Tech Talk. All Worldwide Rights Reserved. Attention Publishers: Live Hyperlink In Author Resource Box Required For Copyright Compliance
