I'm all over this!
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Don't be so quick to toss out your old PCs, fax machines or digital cameras -- office supply retailer Office Depot is offering to recycle one electronic product a day for free all through the summer, according to a published report Tuesday.Finally a place to empty the hardware graveyard that is my basement!!!USA Today reported that the recycling program offered by Delray Beach, Fla.-based Office Depot and its partner, Hewlett-Packard, is expected to run from July 18 through Sept. 6.
The offer includes all brands of electronics, and products including computer monitors, digital cameras, copiers, fax machines, cellphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and TVs that are 27 inches or smaller, the report said.
Customers can recycle one product a day through the duration of the offer, the paper said.
On a related note, I have a Dell monitor (19 inch) that seems to have a dead power supply. I talked with several of the computer shops I've had long standing relationships with, and no one fixes monitors anymore. Prices are so low on new and used monitors that it actually costs more to get one fixed than to just replace it with a new one...
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Hmmm, sounds like something... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Sharp as a Marble | July 13, 2004 3:01 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hmmm, sounds like something I've been arguing over at Right Wing News regarding recycling.
Our trash place has a spot for computers and the such, so it's not that big of a deal for me. Then again, getting me to throw away old ISA cards is a feat in itself.
1. Posted by Sharp as a Marble | July 13, 2004 3:01 PM |
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Posted on July 13, 2004 15:01
2. Posted by Brian J. | July 13, 2004 4:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Man, I remember having my first VGA (14", no less) monitor repaired for $200 because I couldn't afford a new one for $400.
:: sigh ::
2. Posted by Brian J. | July 13, 2004 4:10 PM |
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Posted on July 13, 2004 16:10
3. Posted by Scott | July 13, 2004 5:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I had a similar problem with a dell 19" flat screen crt. At the time a replacement was $500...it became my excuse to get a shiny new laptop.
3. Posted by Scott | July 13, 2004 5:33 PM |
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Posted on July 13, 2004 17:33
4. Posted by bryan | July 13, 2004 10:27 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
And thus, computer monitors go the way of televisions and vcr's into the great disposable culture. I once worked with a lady whose husband was like the last VCR repair guy in SE Texas. But he was so close to retirement that he couldn't be bothered with learning a new skill, so he'd repair VCRs. Business was very slow.
4. Posted by bryan | July 13, 2004 10:27 PM |
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Posted on July 13, 2004 22:27