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Abandoned Auto
Program
Basics
- Why
Recycle?
Basics - What to
Recycle
Batteries
Business
Recycling
Buy Recycled
Cell Phones
City Recycling
Centers
Electronics
Health Care
Equipment
Licensed
Recyclers
Recycling Bins
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Electronics
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TV
and Computer Recycling for Clay County Residents
Electronic
equipment and appliances contain a variety of hazardous materials, such
as lead (cathode ray tubes (CRTs) found in computer monitors and
televisions may contain more than five pounds of lead), chromium,
mercury, cadmium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
These materials may be found in batteries, cathode ray tubes,
circuit boards, switches, position sensors, capacitors, transformers
and the chassis of the equipment.
Under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the business that originally generated the hazardous electronic waste is responsible for its disposal; and the waste may NOT be landfilled unless it is tested and documented to be non-hazardous.
Choose Reuse and Recycling Options
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Donate
to schools, libraries, and charitable organizations.
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List
on Materials Exchange.
Call the Minnesota Materials Exchange at 800.247.0015 or
612.624.1300 to use this free listing service or visit Minnesota
Materials Exchange to learn more and list equipment you
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Resale
Programs.
Check the Minnesota Waste Wise
web site (and other web resources listed below) for a list of
companies that purchase used equipment for resale. |
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Recycling.
The following companies recycle computers, PCB ballasts,
batteries, and fluorescent lamps; and are licensed through the
MPCA to properly handle the pickup, transportation and disposal.
They all make regular trips to the Clay County and
Fargo-Moorhead area.
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Manufacturer
Take Back.
Some manufacturers will take back old equipment for a small
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United
Recycling Industries, Inc. of Chicago, in cooperation with Compaq
Computers, offers a program through which people can send
their obsolete computers in for recycling and receive a discount
on future purchases.
Call their toll-free number at 800.270.8220 to order a
pre-paid shipping label or visit their web site. |
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Hewlett-Packard
Company offers a fee-based recycling program for electronics,
charging on a sliding scale, depending on the amount and type of
material.
The service can be accessed on HP's
Product Return and Recycling web page. |
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Through
IBM’s PC Recycling Service, consumers box the system and
ship it via UPS to Envirocycle,
a designated recycling center. |
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The
equipment will either be recycled in an environmentally
responsible manner, reusing or recycling as many of the parts and
materials as possible, or refurbished and donated to Gifts in Kind
International (GIKI). For
more information, visit the IBM
Products and Services web page. |
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Sony
Corporation, in cooperation with Waste Management, Inc. and the
Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance, offers Minnesota
residents a free drop off program for Sony electronics. |
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Gateway,
Inc. has offered rebates to customers who donate computers to
Goodwill Industries International, Inc. |
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Dell Computers offers information on their recycling and donation programs on their Dell Recycling web page. |
National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative Signed
Several electronics manufacturers, government agencies and environmental groups have signed the National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative (NEPSI), an agreement that calls for an extended producer responsibility law that would develop a front-end financial system to support the collection, reuse and recycling of used electronic devices.
The Used Computer Mall provides a state-by-state listing of non-profit organizations that recycle computers.
Electronic
Industry Alliance’s (EIA) Consumer Education Initiative serves
to inform consumers about recycling and reuse opportunities for used
electronics.
Electronics Exchange System is a free buy/sell/trade listing system for electronics, computer and telecommunication items.
ElectronicsRecycling.net offers a wealth of electronics recycling information, such as collection, demanufacturing, refurbishment/resell, research, and recycling. It also provides guidance to households and organizations for promoting recycling efforts.
The
International Association of Electronics
Recyclers web site provides information on qualified electronics
recyclers who can offer a full range of electronic asset management
services.
Minnesota
Office of Environmental Assistance provides information on what
to do with waste electronic products, what the concerns and regulations
are and what the alternatives to disposal are.
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