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Getting Rid of old electronics

RaggaholicRaggaholic Registered User regular
edited June 2012 in Help / Advice Forum
I used to repair/upgrade/build a ton of computers back in the day (circa early to mid 2000s). I have a ton of surplus computer parts (hard drives, cd rom drives, NIC cards, sound cards, etc) that I want to get rid of. I was going to trash them since there is honestly no way I would be using any of these parts again. Is there something that I should be doing other than dumping these things in the trash?

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    Goodwill? There's also probably some place near you that refurbishes computers for needy people. Do a little digging.

  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    Offer to sell those parts online.

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  • EsseeEssee The pinkest of hair. Victoria, BCRegistered User regular
    Yeah, Goodwill or a similar organization would be best... but otherwise, you can try giving away (or selling) the parts on Craigslist (or if you're in Canada/UK there might be a local UsedEverywhere site, too-- I used to go on UsedVictoria myself). I would personally not generally go for selling that stuff online unless you know there's a specific market for a part... but if you put stuff up on Craigslist, there's almost always somebody local who would be interested in one way or another.

  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    Goodwill. If they can't sell it, they'll have it recycled. You don't want to just throw that stuff away as some of it contains mercury.

  • DivideByZeroDivideByZero Social Justice Blackguard Registered User regular
    Google for any electronics recycling centers in your area. Depending on your local laws it may be illegal to just throw them away due to the above-mentioned chemical components.

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  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    Random, but you might want to check to see if there's a local hackerspace or makespace (I know, ignore the terminology) in your area. It's usually some kind of warehouse (typically at least one or two in each state) of a bunch of dudes that make props, cool homebrew gadgets, etc. One or two of them typically run a business and the rest rent space to just build cool shit.

    You might want to see if they'd be interested in taking it off your hands, in exchange for a tour of their shop and the chance to see some cool toys.

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  • illigillig Registered User regular
    DivideByZero wrote: »
    Google for any electronics recycling centers in your area. Depending on your local laws it may be illegal to just throw them away due to the above-mentioned chemical components.

    This - often cities have either a permanent drop off center, or they organize periodic collections to make sure the toxic stuff doesn't just end up in a landfill

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  • godmodegodmode Southeast JapanRegistered User regular
    -www.freecycle.org/
    -Craigslist's Free section or Computer For Sale

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